Dialectical Democracy through Christian Thought

Individualism, Relationalism, and American Politics
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-46729-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 229 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 317 g

Dialectical Democracy through Christian Thought offers an accessible yet theologically groundbreaking intervention into the battle over the role of government in the market. This book shows that the fight over policy involves a fundamental disagreement about who we are as human beings: independent individuals, or essentially social creatures.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brockman, D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Impasse in US Political-Economic Discourse 1. Tensions in Christian Scripture 2. Tensions in the Western Christian Tradition 3. A Dialectical Approach to the Human Person 4. 'Leave Me Alone': The Insights and Illusions of Libertarian-Individualism 5. 'We're All in This Together': The Insights and Illusions of Reform Liberal Relationalism 6. Getting Past the Impasse: Towards a Dialectical Democracy

Über Autor(innen)

David R. Brockman is Adjunct Professor at Brite Divinity School and in the Religious Studies Department, Dedman College, Southern Methodist University, USA.