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Beyond Political Liberalism - Toward a Post-Secular Ethics of Public Life (Paperback)
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Beyond Political Liberalism - Toward a Post-Secular Ethics of Public Life (Paperback)
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In Beyond Political Liberalism: Toward a Post-Secular Ethics of
Public Life, Troy Dostert offers a critical examination of
political liberalism, the approach to liberal political theory
advanced most forcefully in the later work of John Rawls. Political
liberalism's defenders claim that an "overlapping consensus" of
shared values holds out the strongest prospects for regulating
democratic politics in light of our moral diversity. Dostert
contends, however, that the attempt to establish such a consensus
in fact works to restrict and control the presence of religious and
other moral perspectives that can ennoble and invigorate public
life. Dostert argues that there is a steep price to be paid for
this conception of politics, for what results is a political vision
characterized by a profound distrust and fear of citizens'
comprehensive convictions--the animating source of many citizens'
political activity. He suggests that a "post-secular" ethics is a
more appropriate response to moral diversity than restricting and
managing the presence of religion and other moral perspectives in
public life. From this perspective we are best served not by
looking for epistemic norms of public discourse, as political
liberalism counsels, but by encouraging dialogic practices such as
forbearance, discipline, creativity, and sincerity. Such practices
allow us to negotiate our moral disagreements in a spirit of
mutuality, while also remaining open to discovering new
formulations of worthwhile political ideals. By drawing on the
religious witness of the civil rights movement and the work of
theologian John Howard Yoder, Dostert elucidates these core
dialogic practices and illustrates their value through
aconsideration of the contemporary debates surrounding
international debt relief and abortion. Challenging the secular
presuppositions of contemporary liberal political theory, Beyond
Political Liberalism will appeal to scholars in political
philosophy and contemporary theology. It will also interest
religious communities and parishes dedicated to political activity.
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