Religion and the Common Good: Catholic Contributions to Building Community in a Liberal Society - Couverture rigide

Stiltner, Brian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0847694356 ISBN 13 : 9780847694358

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 1999

Synopsis

The term Ocommon goodO has often been ill-defined or undefined in political, philosophical, and theological discourses. Brian Stiltner seeks to repair this deficit in his study Religion and the Common Good. He explores the meaning of the common good and the prospects for pursuing it in a liberal society. Focusing on the conceptions of common good in liberalism and communitarianism--the former stressing individual rights and social tolerance, the latter stressing a communityOs shared history and social practices--Stiltner argues that the two theories are not as irreconcilable as they seem, that they can be combined into a Ocommunal liberalism.O Stiltner provides an outline of the twentieth-century Catholic common good theory as an example of such a synthesis. A fascinating study, Religion and the Common Good will be an invaluable volume for scholars of social ethics, religion, theology, philosophy and political science.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Brian Stiltner is assistant professor of religious studies at Sacred Heart University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0847694356
• ISBN 13: 9780847694358
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 212
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