Social selves and political reforms : five visions in contemporary Christian ethics / C. Melissa Snarr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snarr, C. Melissa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian ethics.

Christian sociology.

Christianity and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : T&T Clark, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Christian ethicists from a wide spectrum of methods and commitments come together in arguing for some kind of social conception of the self, noticing that convergence sheds new light on the current range of theoretical options in Christian ethics. But it also opens up an important conversation about political reform. Social visions of the self help ethicists comprehend and evaluate the moral work of institutions--comprehension that is especially important in a time of crisis for democratic participation. But not all visions of the social self are equal. Snarr's book explores and evaluates five

Contents:

Introduction: Politics and Christianizing the social self

Walter Rauschenbusch and organizing the social

Reinhold Niebuhr and social anxiety

Stanley Hauerwas and the church social

Beverly Harrison and radical sociality

Emilie Townes and the socially resilient self

Conclusion: Socializing Christian political ethics

Postscript: The work that lies ahead.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129) and index.

ISBN:

9786613122100

9780567495778

0567495779

9781283122108

1283122103

9780567011114

0567011119

OCLC:

727649595