Title: Cultivating citizens : soulcraft and citizenship in contemporary America /
Authors: Allman, Dwight D., 1957-; Beaty, Michael D.
Publisher: Lexington Books,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Citizenship; Ethics.; Civics; Democracy United States; Theological virtues.; Epicureans (Greek philosophy); Political science Philosophy
Contents: pt. 1. Cultivating citizens as a historical problems. Cicero, citizenship, and the epicurean temptation / Walter Nicgorski -- Soulcraft, citizenship, and churchcraft: the view from Hippo / John von Heyking -- From moral virtue to material benefit: Dominium and citizenship in late medieval Europe / Cary J. Nederman -- Lockean liberalism and the cultivation of citizens / Nathan Tarcov -- pt. 2. Cultivating citizens as a contemporary problem. Who are we?: taking stock of the culture / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Higher education and the cultivation of citizenship / Alexander W. Astin -- Citizenship, faith, and christian higher education / Michael D. Beaty -- Have Americans lost heir virtue? / Alan Wolfe -- Liberalism, consumerism, and citizenship / Michael J. Sandel.