Rawls and religion : the case for political liberalism / Daniel A. Dombrowski.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Dombrowski, Daniel A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Rawls, John, 1921-2002.
• Religion and politics.
• Liberalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 192 p. )

Other Title:

Case for political liberalism

Place of Publication:

New York : State University of New York Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Despite John Rawls's stature as the most influential political philosopher of the twentieth century, his thoughts on religion have not been sufficiently studied. While it is generally assumed that Rawls is more interested in topics other than the relationship between politics and religion, author Daniel A. Dombrowski argues in this book that this assumption is incorrect. He shows that Rawls is interested in the relationship between politics and religion and that the relationship between the two is at the core of the problem that liberalism has for centuries meant to solve. Rawls and Religion utilizes Rawls's thought to examine, among other controversial issues, abortion, the phenomenon of fundamentalism as a growth industry, and the perceived decline of secular culture."--Jacket.

Contents:

• pt. 1. Theory
• A brief history
• The original position
• The reasonable and the rational
• The ancients and the moderns
• The common good
• Methodological considerations
• pt. 2. Practice
• Theory to practice
• Partially inclusive public reason
• Race, sex, and abortion
• War, disobedience, and elections
• Animals and marginal cases.

Notes:

• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 9780791490464
• 0791490467

Publisher Number:

2027/heb33314 hdl