Christian political ethics / edited by John A. Coleman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coleman, John Aloysius, 1937-

Series:

Ethikon series in comparative ethics.

Ethikon series in comparative ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics.

Christian ethics.

Political ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Christian Political Ethics brings together leading Christian scholars of diverse theological and ethical perspectives--Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anabaptist--to address fundamental questions of state and civil society, international law and relations, the role of the nation, and issues of violence and its containment. Representing a unique fusion of faith-centered ethics and social science, the contributors bring into dialogue their own varying Christian understandings with a range of both secular ethical thought and other religious viewpoints from Judaism, Islam, and Confucianism. They explore divergent Christian views of state and society--and the limits of each. They grapple with the tensions that can arise within Christianity over questions of patriotism, civic duty, and loyalty to one's nation, and they examine Christian responses to pluralism and relativism, globalization, and war and peace. Revealing the striking pluralism inherent to Christianity itself, this pioneering volume recasts the meanings of Christian citizenship and civic responsibility, and raises compelling new questions about civil disobedience, global justice, and Christian justifications for waging war as well as spreading world peace. It brings Christian political ethics out of the churches and seminaries to engage with today's most vexing and complex social issues. The contributors are Michael Banner, Nigel Biggar, Joseph Boyle, Michael G. Cartwright, John A. Coleman, S.J., John Finnis, Theodore J. Koontz, David Little, Richard B. Miller, James W. Skillen, and Max L. Stackhouse.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface / Coleman, John A.

Part I: State and Civil Society

1. Christianity and Civil Society / Banner, Michael

2. A Limited State and a Vibrant Society / Coleman, John A.

3. Christianity, Civil Society, and the State / Stackhouse, Max L.

Part II: Boundaries and Justice

4. Christian Attitudes toward Boundaries / Miller, Richard B.

5. The Value of Limited Loyalty: Christianity, the Nation, and Territorial Boundaries / Biggar, Nigel

Part III: Pluralism

6. Conscientious Individualism: A Christian Perspective on Ethical Pluralism / Little, David

7. Pluralism as a Matter of Principle / Skillen, James W.

Part IV: International Society

8. Christianity and the Prospects for a New Global Order / Stackhouse, Max L.

9. Globalization and Catholic Social Thought: Mutual Challenges / Coleman, John A.

Part V: War and Peace

10. The Ethics of War and Peace in the Catholic Natural Law Tradition / Finnis, John

11. Just War Thinking in Catholic Natural Law / Boyle, Joseph

12. Christian Nonviolence: An Interpretation / Koontz, Theodore J.

13. Conflicting Interpretations of Christian Pacifism / Cartwright, Michael G.

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612935480

9786612086786

9781282086784

1282086782

9781282935488

1282935488

9781400828098

1400828090

OCLC:

368381441