Testing the national covenant : fears and appetites in American politics / William F. May.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

May, William F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consensus (Social sciences)--United States.

Consensus (Social sciences).

Public interest--United States.

Public interest.

Common good.

Political culture--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Political culture.

United States--Politics and government--2009-.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the end of World War II, runaway fears of Soviet imperialism, global terrorism, and anarchy have tended to drive American foreign policy toward an imperial agenda. At the same time, uncurbed appetites have wasted the environment and driven the country's market economy into the ditch. How can we best sustain our identity as a people and resist the distortions of our current anxieties and appetites?. Ethicist William F. May draws on America's religious and political history and examines two concepts at play in the founding of the country -- contractual and covenantal. He contends that the

Contents:

Containing runaway fears in America foreign policy

The overreach of free market ideology : business and government

Free market ideology : bearing on other centers of power

Curbing runaway appetites in domestic policy

The national covenant : we the people

The national covenant : forming a more perfect union

Keeping covenant with immigrants and undocumented workers.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781589017924

1589017927

OCLC:

748242149