Spiritualizing Politics Without Politicizing Religion: The Example of Sargent Shriver - Couverture rigide

Price, James R.; Melchin, Kenneth

 
9781442642522: Spiritualizing Politics Without Politicizing Religion: The Example of Sargent Shriver
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ISBN 10 : 1442642521 ISBN 13 : 9781442642522
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2022

Synopsis

The clash of religion and politics has been a persistent source of polarization in North America. In order to think wisely and constructively about the spiritual dimension of our political life, there is need for an approach that can both maintain the diversity of belief and foster values founded on the principles of religion. In Spiritualizing Politics without Politicizing Religion, James R. Price and Kenneth R. Melchin provide a possible framework, approaching issues in politics via a profile of Sargent Shriver (1915–2011), an American diplomat, politician, and a driving force behind the creation of the Peace Corps. Focusing on the speeches Shriver delivered in the course of his work to advance civil rights and build world peace, Price and Melchin highlight the spiritual component of his efforts to improve institutional structures and solve social problems. They contextualize Shriver’s approach by contrasting it with contemporary, landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court on the role of religion in politics. In doing so, Spiritualizing Politics without Politicizing Religion explains that navigating the relationship of religion and politics requires attending to both the religious diversity that politics must guard and the religious involvements that politics needs to do its work.

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À propos de l?auteur

James R. Price is the executive director of the Sargent Shriver Peace Institute.
<br /><br />Kenneth R. Melchin is a professor emeritus in Theology and director of the Lonergan Centre at Saint Paul University.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1442642521
ISBN 13 
9781442642522
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
200
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