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The Constitution states that “no religious test” may keep a
candidate from aspiring to political office. Yet, since John F.
Kennedy used the phrase to deflect concerns about his Catholicism,
the public has largely avoided probing candidates’ religious
beliefs. Is it true, however, that a candidate’s religious
convictions should be off-limits to public scrutiny? Damon Linker
doesn’t think so, and in this book he outlines the various
elements of religious belief—including radical atheism—that are
simply incompatible with high office, and sometimes even active
citizenship, in a democracy. In six forceful chapters he enlightens
us to the complicated interrelations between churches and states,
consistently applying a political litmus test to a range of
theological views. Along the way, he clearly explains, among other
topics, why the government in a religiously tolerant society must
not promote a uniform, absolute code of ethics and behavior; why
the conviction that America is worthy of divine attention is
dangerous; and why the liberal position on the political
deregulation of sex is our nation’s only hope for conciliation.
In this provocative, hard-hitting manifesto, Linker exhorts both
believers and atheists to behave better in the public sphere, and
he offers a carefully charted road map for doing so.
Do we believe the law good because it is just, or is it just
because we think it is good? This collection of essays addresses
the relationship of justice to law through the works of Homer,
Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles and the Islamic thinker al
Farabi. The issues explored include the foundations of our
understanding of justice; the foundation of authority of law; the
relative merits of the rule of law versus the authority of a wise
and just king; the uneasy relationship between particular laws and
the general notion of justice (equity); various aspects of justice
(reciprocity, proportionality) and their application in law; and
the necessity of the rule of law to the goodness and success of a
political order. The distinguished contributors often make explicit
comparisons to modern situations and contemporary debates. This
book will be valuable for those interested in classical political
theory, political philosophy, and law.
Do we believe the law good because it is just, or is it just
because we think it is good? This collection of essays addresses
the relationship of justice to law through the works of Homer,
Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles and the Islamic thinker al
Farabi. The issues explored include the foundations of our
understanding of justice; the foundation of authority of law; the
relative merits of the rule of law versus the authority of a wise
and just king; the uneasy relationship between particular laws and
the general notion of justice (equity); various aspects of justice
(reciprocity, proportionality) and their application in law; and
the necessity of the rule of law to the goodness and success of a
political order. The distinguished contributors often make explicit
comparisons to modern situations and contemporary debates. This
book will be valuable for those interested in classical political
theory, political philosophy, and law.
The Constitution states that "no religious test" may keep a
candidate from aspiring to political office. Yet, since John F.
Kennedy used the phrase to deflect concerns about his Catholicism,
the public has largely avoided probing candidates' religious
beliefs. Is it true, however, that a candidate's religious
convictions should be off-limits to public scrutiny? Damon Linker
doesn't think so, and in this book he outlines the various elements
of religious belief-including radical atheism-that are simply
incompatible with high office, and sometimes even active
citizenship, in a democracy. In six forceful chapters he enlightens
us to the complicated interrelations between churches and states,
consistently applying a political litmus test to a range of
theological views. Along the way, he clearly explains, among other
topics, why the government in a religiously tolerant society must
not promote a uniform, absolute code of ethics and behavior; why
the conviction that America is worthy of divine attention is
dangerous; and why the liberal position on the political
deregulation of sex is our nation's only hope for conciliation. In
this provocative, hard-hitting manifesto, Linker exhorts both
believers and atheists to behave better in the public sphere, and
he offers a carefully charted road map for doing so.
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