The Religious Origins of American Freedom and Equality
A Response to John Rawls
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ISBN-13:
9780739189160
Veröffentl:
2014
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
01.05.2014
Seiten:
144
Autor:
David Peddle
Gewicht:
372 g
Format:
235x157x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The Religious Origins of American Freedom and Equality provides a compelling contribution to the discussion of the separation of church and state. Showing how the principles of freedom and equality on which separation is based have a religious origin, this book provides a vivid alternative to the construction of public reason in John Rawls's Political Liberalism.
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Hermeneutics of Church and State Chapter 2: Political Liberalism and the Supreme Court: Religious Liberty and the Wall of Separation Metaphor Chapter 3: Intimations of Modernity in the Thought of John Calvin Chapter 4: Covenant, Communion and Awakening: Puritanism and the Theological Roots of American Liberalism Chapter 5: Conclusion: The Problem of Objectivity and the Question of Translation Greenawalt in the Twilight