Electing Not to Vote: Christian Reflections on Reasons for Not Voting - Couverture rigide

 
9781498210829: Electing Not to Vote: Christian Reflections on Reasons for Not Voting
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ISBN 10 : 1498210821 ISBN 13 : 9781498210829
Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Ethical discourse about the institution of voting rarely includes the option of abstaining for principled reasons. This collection of nine articles widens the discussion in that direction by giving readers a new question: At what point and on what grounds might one choose not to vote as an act of conscience? Contributors offer both ethical and faith-based reasons for not voting. For some, it is a matter of candidates not measuring up to high standards; for others it is a matter of reserving political identity and allegiance for the church rather than the nation-state. These writers--representing a wide range of Christian traditions--cite texts from diverse sources: Mennonites, Pentecostals, and pre-Civil Rights African Americans. Some contributors reference the positions of Catholic bishops, Karl Barth, or John Howard Yoder. New Testament texts also figure strongly in these cases for "conscientious abstention" from voting. In addition to cultivating the ethical discussion around abstention from voting, the contributors suggest alternative ways beneficially to engage society. This volume creates a new freedom for readers within any faith tradition to enter into a dialogue that has not yet been welcomed in North America.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ted Lewis (Editor) is a restorative justice consultant and trainer for the Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking (University of Minnesota). He lives in Duluth, Minnesota, where he runs the Agapé Peace Center.

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Éditeur
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498210821
ISBN 13 
9781498210829
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
140
Éditeur
Lewis Ted
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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9781556352270: Electing Not to Vote: Christian Reflections on Reasons for Not Voting

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ISBN 10 :  1556352271 ISBN 13 :  9781556352270
Editeur : Cascade Books, 2008
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