The selections, although tilted toward the Protestant and the contemporary, are judicious and aimed at being ecumenical. From the history of ethics, to bioethics, to war and peace, the student will find here basic texts and excerpts from basic texts that invite further reading beyond the necessary limits of such a collection. The Missing Child in Liberal Theory . By John O'Neill. University of Toronto Press.
Welfare reform is a hot topic also north of the border.
O'Neill has a firm grasp on one weakness in liberal theory, an emphasis on the autonomous individual that neglects community, particularly the community of the family. As a result, The Missing Child in Liberal Theory is several years behind the curve of the best contemporary thought on social policy and, more specifically, family policy. Religion, Public Life, and the American Polity . Edited by Luis E. Lugo. University of Tennessee Press.