Culture of Engagement - Law, Religion, and Morality

Religious traditions in the United States are characterized by ongoing tension between assimilation to the broader culture, as typified by mainline Protestant churches, and defiant rejection of cultural incursions, as witnessed by more sectarian movements such as Mormonism and Hassidism. However, legal theorist and theologian Cathleen Kaveny con

About the author

Cathleen Kaveny is Darald and Juliet Libby Professor at Boston College, a position that includes appointments in both the department of theology and the law school. She holds a joint PhD/JD from Yale University and is the author of Law's Virtues: Fostering Autonomy and Solidarity in American Society (GUP, 2012). The author of many columns and articles for Newsweek, the Washington Post, Commonweal, and other publications, she appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in 2012.

Summary

Focusing on five broad areas of interest - Law as a Teacher, Religious Liberty and Its Limits, Conversations about Culture, Conversations about Belief, and Cases and Controversies, this title demonstrates how thoughtful and purposeful engagement can contribute to rich, constructive, and difficult discussions between moral and cultural traditions.

Product details

• Authors: Cathleen Kaveny, Cathleen (Darald and Juliet Libby Professor Kaveny, Kaveny Cathleen
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2016
• EAN: 9781626163027
• ISBN: 978-1-62616-302-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Moral Traditions Series; Moral Traditions; Moral Traditions; Moral Traditions series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Ethics, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Religion & politics, Religious ethics, Religion and Politics, Spirituality and religious experience, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church