The theology of liberalism : political philosophy and the justice of God / Eric Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Eric, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Liberalism.

Religion and politics.

Pelagianism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Modern liberal political philosophy is closely associated with post-1945 secularism. But Eric Nelson contends that the liberal tradition founded by John Rawls is an unwitting outgrowth of ancient theological debates about justice and evil. When we understand this, we can better untangle the knotted strands of liberal political thought.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Pelagian Origins

2. Representation and the Fall

3. "The Bargain Basis": Rawls, Anti-Pelagianism, and Moral Arbitrariness

4. Egalitarianism and Theodicy

5. Justice, Equality, and Institutions

6. "God gave the world to Adam, and his posterity in common": Appropriation and the Left-Libertarian Challenge

Conclusion: Back to Representation

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9780674242951

0674242955

9780674242944

0674242947

OCLC:

1122916058