Theology and Public Philosophy - Four Conversations (Paperback, New)

This volume brings together eminent theologians, philosophers and political theorists to discuss the relevance of theology and theologically grounded moral reflection to contemporary America's public life and argument. Avoiding the focus on hot button issues, shrill polemics and sloganeering that so often dominate discussions of religion and public life, the authors address such questions as how religious understandings have shaped the moral landscape of contemporary culture; the possible contributions of theology and theologically informed moral argument to contemporary public life; the problem of religious and moral discourse in a pluralistic society; and the proper relationship between religion and culture. Indeed, in the conviction that serious conversation about the type of questions being explored in this volume is in short supply today, this volume is organized in a manner designed to foster authentic dialogue.Each of the book's four sections consists of an original essay by an eminent scholar focusing on a specific aspect of the problem that is the volume's focus followed by three responses that directly engage its argument or explore the broader problematic it addresses. The volume thus takes the form of a dialogue in which the analyses of four eminent scholars are each engaged by three interlocutors.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	May 2012
Editors:	Kenneth L. Grasso • Cecilia Rodriguez Castillo
Contributors:	Charles Taylor • Fred Dallmayr • William Schweiker • Nicholas Wolterstorff • J Budziszewski • Jeanne Heffernan Schindler • Joshua Mitchell • Robin Lovin
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-6664-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Religion & Spirituality > General
LSN:	0-7391-6664-6
Barcode:	9780739166642

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