CHRISTIAN REALISM AND AUGUSTINIAN (?) LIBERALISM
Augustine's ontology, ecclesiology, and soteriology have recently been mined to help Christian realists and liberals respond to the problems that pluralism and conflict create for democratic societies. The results challenge those secularists who object to the late antique prelate's “morali...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2010
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Journal of religious ethics
Année: 2010, Volume: 38, Numéro: 4, Pages: 699-724 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Augustine
B Pluralism B Christian realists B Government B Citizenship B liberals |
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Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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Résumé: | Augustine's ontology, ecclesiology, and soteriology have recently been mined to help Christian realists and liberals respond to the problems that pluralism and conflict create for democratic societies. The results challenge those secularists who object to the late antique prelate's “moralizing” as well as others who insist that “public reason”—not religious traditions—makes for more meaningful political conversations and for collaboration “across differences.” But the results also raise the question whether Augustine would have gone along with the realists and liberals he has inspired and outfitted. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9795 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9795.2010.00460.x |