Social Selves and Political Reforms : Five Visions in Contemporary Christian Ethics - C. Melissa Snarr

Social Selves and Political Reforms

Five Visions in Contemporary Christian Ethics

By: C. Melissa Snarr

Hardcover | 20 November 2007 | Edition Number 1

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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.
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"Insightful comparisons made by Snarr about the concepts of the social self held by these thinkers make this book a significant contribution to the field... one of its goals is to motivate Christian ethicists to examine more carefully the problems of their own political systems an to speak out on reforms that are greatly needed. In addition, Snarr addresses questions that may help church leaders who are interested in encouraging congregations to become more politically engaged." Interpretation, April 2009--Sanford Lakoff "Interpretation "

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