Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism
Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism

Author: Kenneth L. Grasso

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780847679959

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"This book makes a very ambitious proposal. The proposal is that Catholic social thought can contribute significantly to revivifying the American experiment in liberal democracy. That there is a need, and urgent need, for such a revival is today widely recognized by thinkers across the political and philosophical spectrum. Some of the essays here are polemical and others apologetic, but the book taken all in all is a proposal. As such, it must make its case sometimes in conversation with and sometimes against other proposals that are advanced in the public square of democratic discourse." [Foreword].

Catholicism and Liberalism
Catholicism and Liberalism

Author: R. Bruce Douglass

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-04-18

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780521892452

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No other book offers such a detailed exploration of the encounter between Catholicism and liberalism in the USA.

Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Institutions
Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Institutions

Author: Michael Novak

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781315081687

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"Increasingly, the religious leaders of the world are addressing problems of political economy, expressing concern about the poor. But will their efforts actually help the poor? Or harm them? Much depends, Michael Novak asserts, upon what kind of institutions are constructed, that is, upon realism and practicality. His thesis may be simply stated: Although the Catholic Church during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries set itself against liberalism as an ideology, it has slowly come to admire liberal institutions such as democracy and free markets. Between the Catholic vision of social justice and liberal institutions, Novak argues, there is a profound consonance (but not identity). Both celebrate realism, respect for institutions, and prudence or practical wisdom. The Catholic tradition adds to liberal individualism a strong communitarian sense. This book was first published in 1984 as Freedom with Justice. This new edition adds both a lengthy introduction carrying forward the original argument and a long concluding chapter on Pope John Paul IPs controversial new encyclical of early 1988, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis."--Provided by publisher.

Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Institutions
Catholic Social Thought and Liberal Institutions

Author: Mario Bunge

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-02

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781138520110

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Increasingly, the religious leaders of the world are addressing problems of political economy, expressing concern about the poor. But will their efforts actually help the poor? Or harm them? Much depends, Michael Novak asserts, upon what kind of institutions are constructed, that is, upon realism and practicality. His thesis may be simply stated: Although the Catholic Church during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries set itself against liberalism as an ideology, it has slowly come to admire liberal institutions such as democracy and free markets. Between the Catholic vision of social justice and liberal institutions, Novak argues, there is a profound consonance (but not identity). Both celebrate realism, respect for institutions, and prudence or practical wisdom. The Catholic tradition adds to liberal individualism a strong communitarian sense. This book was first published in 1984 as Freedom with Justice. This new edition adds both a lengthy introduction carrying forward the original argument and a long concluding chapter on Pope John Paul IPs controversial new encyclical of early 1988, Sollicitudo Rei Socialis.

Political Liberalism
Political Liberalism

Author: John Rawls

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2005-03-24

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13: 0231527535

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This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but changes its philosophical interpretation in a fundamental way. That previous work assumed what Rawls calls a "well-ordered society," one that is stable and relatively homogenous in its basic moral beliefs and in which there is broad agreement about what constitutes the good life. Yet in modern democratic society a plurality of incompatible and irreconcilable doctrines—religious, philosophical, and moral—coexist within the framework of democratic institutions. Recognizing this as a permanent condition of democracy, Rawls asks how a stable and just society of free and equal citizens can live in concord when divided by reasonable but incompatible doctrines? This edition includes the essay "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," which outlines Rawls' plans to revise Political Liberalism, which were cut short by his death. "An extraordinary well-reasoned commentary on A Theory of Justice...a decisive turn towards political philosophy." —Times Literary Supplement

Religion and the Common Good
Religion and the Common Good

Author: Brian Stiltner

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 1999-07-28

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1461641918

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The term “common good” 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 community’s 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 “communal liberalism.” 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.

Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism

Author: Juan Donoso Cortés (Marqués De Valdega

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2014-03

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9781293918906

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Essays On Catholicism, Liberalism And Socialism: Considered In Their Fundamental Principles Juan Donoso Cortes (marques de Valdegamas) W. B. Kelly, 1874 Political Science; Political Ideologies; Conservatism & Liberalism; Christian sociology; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism; Religion / Christianity / Catholic; Social Science / Sociology of Religion; Socialism and Christianity

Liberals and Communitarians
Liberals and Communitarians

Author: Stephen Mulhall

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 1996-05-01

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780631198192

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This is a substantially updated edition of the established guide to this key debate in modern political philosophy.

Community, Liberalism and Christian Ethics
Community, Liberalism and Christian Ethics

Author: David Fergusson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998-11-26

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0521496780

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This book explores some current issues on the borderland between moral philosophy and Christian theology. Particular attention is paid to the issues at stake between liberals and communitarians and the dispute between realists, non-realists and quasi-realists. In the course of the discussion the writings of Alasdair MacIntyre, George Lindbeck and Stanley Hauerwas are examined. While sympathetic to many of the typical features of post-liberalism, the argument is critical at selected points in seeking to defend realism and accommodate some aspects of liberalism. The position that emerges is more neo-Barthian than post-liberal. In maintaining the distinctiveness of Christian ethics and community, the book also seeks to acknowledge common moral ground held by those within and without the church.