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John Rawls and Christian social engagement : justice as unfairness / edited by Anthony B. Bradley and Greg Forster

Published
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 205 pages)
Additional Creators
Bradley, Anthony B., 1971- and Forster, Greg, 1973-
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Language Note
English.
Contents
The early Rawls : what is justice as fairness? / Karen Taliaferro -- The late Rawls : what is public reason? / Micah Watson -- Much more than fairness : the shape of justice in the new testament / Matthew B. Arbo -- What does justice mean without God? / Jerome C. Foss -- Can human beings have intrinsic dignity or equality without God? / Matthew Parks -- The secularist biases of Rawls' neutral rules / Hunter Baker -- Does pluralism require religion to be either rationalized or cast out of society? / Joseph M. Knippenberg -- Rawls and civil society / Daniel Kelly -- Rawls and economic justice / John Addison Teevan -- Rawls and the culture war / Bryan McGraw.
Summary
In this book, leading Christian political thinkers and practitioners critique the Rawlsian concepts of "justice as fairness" and "public reason" from the perspective of Christian political theory and practice. It provides a new level of analysis from Christian perspectives, including implications for such hot topics as the culture war.
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9781498504959 ebook
1498504957
9781498504942 cloth : alk. paper
9781498504966 pbk. : alk. paper
1498504949 (cloth alk. paper)
1498504965 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-200) and index.
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