Democracy on Purpose - Justice and the Reality of God

Without appealing to the beliefs of any specific religion, a prominent theologian defends a return to the view that moral and political principles depend on a divine purpose.

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Zusammenfassung

Western moral and political theory in the last two centuries has held that morality and politics are independent of a divine reality. This title argues that there is a necessary relation between moral worth and belief in God. It defends a return to the view that moral and political principles depend on a divine purpose.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Franklin I. Gamwell, Franklin I. (University of Chicago) Gamwell, Gamwell Franklin I.
• Verlag: Georgetown University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 12.10.2001
• EAN: 9780878408764
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-876-4
• Seiten: 376
• Serien: Moral Traditions Series; Moral Traditions (Paperback); Moral Traditions series
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Political Ideologies, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Political ideologies and movements