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A Culture of Engagement - Law, Religion, and Morality (Hardcover)
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A Culture of Engagement - Law, Religion, and Morality (Hardcover)
Series: Moral Traditions series
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Religious traditions in the United States are characterized by
ongoing tension between assimilation to the broader culture, as
typified by mainline Protestant churches, and defiant rejection of
cultural incursions, as witnessed by more sectarian movements such
as Mormonism and Hassidism. However, legal theorist and Catholic
theologian Cathleen Kaveny contends there is a third possibility-a
culture of engagement-that accommodates and respects tradition. It
also recognizes the need to interact with culture to remain
relevant and to offer critiques of social, political, legal, and
economic practices. Kaveny suggests that rather than avoid the
crisscross of the religious and secular spheres of life, we should
use this conflict as an opportunity to come together and to
encounter, challenge, contribute to, and correct one another.
Focusing on five broad areas of interest-Law as a Teacher,
Religious Liberty and Its Limits, Conversations about Culture,
Conversations about Belief, and Cases and Controversies-Kaveny
demonstrates how thoughtful and purposeful engagement can
contribute to rich, constructive, and difficult discussions between
moral and cultural traditions. This provocative collection of
Kaveny's articles from Commonweal magazine, substantially revised
and updated from their initial publication, provides astonishing
insight into a range of hot-button issues like abortion, assisted
suicide, government-sponsored torture, contraception, the Ashley
Treatment, capital punishment, and the role of religious faith in a
pluralistic society. At turns masterful and inspirational, A
Culture of Engagement is a welcome reminder of what can be gained
when a diversity of experiences and beliefs is brought to bear on
American public life.
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