Democracy on Purpose : Justice and the Reality of God Paperback / softback
by Franklin I. Gamwell
Part of the Moral Traditions series series
Paperback / softback
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Western moral and political theory in the last two centuries has widely held that morality and politics are independent of a divine reality.
Claiming that this consensus is flawed, prominent theologian Franklin I.
Gamwell argues that there is a necessary relation between moral worth and belief in God.
Without appealing to the beliefs of any specific religion, Gamwell defends a return to the view that moral and political principles depend on a divine purpose.
To separate politics from the divine misrepresents the distinctive character of human freedom, Gamwell maintains, and thus prevents a full understanding of the nature of justice.
Principles of justice define "democracy on purpose" as the political form in which we pursue the divine good.
Engaging in a dialogue with such major representatives of the dominant consensus as Kant, Habermas, and Rawls, and informed by the philosophical writings of Alfred North Whitehead, this book makes the case for a neoclassical metaphysics that restores a religious sensibility to our political life.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:376 pages
- Publisher:Georgetown University Press
- Publication Date:12/10/2001
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- ISBN:9780878408764
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:376 pages
- Publisher:Georgetown University Press
- Publication Date:12/10/2001
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- ISBN:9780878408764
