| The Family in Christian Social and Political Thought Contributor(s): Waters, Brent (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199271968 ISBN-13: 9780199271962 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $194.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Brent Waters examines the historical roots and contemporary implications of the virtual disappearance of the family in late liberal and Christian social and political thought. Waters argues that the principal cause of this disappearance is late liberalism's fixation on individual autonomy, which renders familial bonds unintelligible. He traces the history of this emphasis, from its origin in Hobbes and Locke, through Kant, to such contemporary theorists as Rawls and Okin. In response, Waters offers an alternative normative account of the family's role in social and political ordering, drawing upon the work of Althusius, Grotius, Dooyeweerd, and O'Donovan. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ethics - Religion | Philosophy - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 261.835 |
| LCCN: 2007010325 |
| Series: Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.81" W x 8.82" (1.19 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: Brent Waters examines the historical roots and contemporary implications of the virtual disappearance of the family in late liberal and Christian social and political thought. Waters argues that the principal cause of this disappearance is late liberalism's fixation on individual autonomy, which renders familial bonds unintelligible. He traces the history of this emphasis, from its origin in Hobbes and Locke, through Kant, to such contemporary theorists as Rawls and Okin. In response, Waters offers an alternative normative account of the family's role in social and political ordering, drawing upon the work of Althusius, Grotius, Dooyeweerd, and O'Donovan. |
