"Christian Political Ethics" brings together leading Christian
scholars of diverse theological and ethical perspectives--Catholic,
Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anabaptist--to address fundamental
questions of state and civil society, international law and
relations, the role of the nation, and issues of violence and its
containment. Representing a unique fusion of faith-centered ethics
and social science, the contributors bring into dialogue their own
varying Christian understandings with a range of both secular
ethical thought and other religious viewpoints from Judaism, Islam,
and Confucianism. They explore divergent Christian views of state
and society--and the limits of each. They grapple with the tensions
that can arise within Christianity over questions of patriotism,
civic duty, and loyalty to one's nation, and they examine Christian
responses to pluralism and relativism, globalization, and war and
peace. Revealing the striking pluralism inherent to Christianity
itself, this pioneering volume recasts the meanings of Christian
citizenship and civic responsibility, and raises compelling new
questions about civil disobedience, global justice, and Christian
justifications for waging war as well as spreading world peace. It
brings Christian political ethics out of the churches and
seminaries to engage with today's most vexing and complex social
issues.
The contributors are Michael Banner, Nigel Biggar, Joseph
Boyle, Michael G. Cartwright, John A. Coleman, S.J., John Finnis,
Theodore J. Koontz, David Little, Richard B. Miller, James W.
Skillen, and Max L. Stackhouse.
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