Social Selves and Political Reforms : Five Visions in Contemporary Christian Ethics.

Social Selves and Political Reforms : Five Visions in Contemporary Christian Ethics.

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Imprint:	T & T Clark International 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (160)
Language:	English
Subject:	Christian ethics. Christian sociology. Christianity and politics. Christian ethics. Christian sociology. Christianity and politics. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11258956

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ISBN:	1283122103 9781283122108 9780567495778 0567495779 9780567026033 9786613122100 6613122106 0567011119 9780567011114
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129) and index. English.
Summary:	Christian ethicists from a wide spectrum of methods and commitments come together in arguing for some kind of social conception of the self, noticing that convergence sheds new light on the current range of theoretical options in Christian ethics. But it also opens up an important conversation about political reform. Social visions of the self help ethicists comprehend and evaluate the moral work of institutions--comprehension that is especially important in a time of crisis for democratic participation. But not all visions of the social self are equal. Snarr's book explores and evaluates five different visions of the social self from five key ethicists (Rauschenbusch, Niebuhr, Hauerwas, Harrison, and Townes). It identifies insights and risks associated with each vision of the self and considers the adequacy of each vision for reforms that deepen democracy. The book concludes with a proposal for six core convictions about the social self that help form Christian political ethics able to respond to contemporary needs for democratic reform.
Other form:	0-567-02603-5

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Summary:	Snarr's book explores and evaluates five different visions of the social self from five key ethicists (Rauschenbusch, Niebuhr, Hauerwas, Harrison, and Townes).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (160)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129) and index.
ISBN:	1283122103 9781283122108 9780567495778 0567495779 9780567026033 9786613122100 6613122106 0567011119 9780567011114