Christian ethics and political economy in North America
Subtitle: a critical analysis
By: P. Travis Kroeker.
Series: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion,; 17
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Montreal; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Christian ethics -- Canada.; Christian ethics -- United States.; Canada -- Social policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.; United States -- Social policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Canada -- Economic policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.; United States -- Economic policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Description: "Kroeker argues that in trying to make their theological ethics relevant to economic policy Christian social ethicists have accepted assumptions that are incompatible with theological beliefs. Starting with the Social Gospel movement, he discusses the positions of theologian Walter Rauschenbusch and Canadian politician James Shaver Woodsworth. He then turns to Christian Realism and compares the views of Reinhold Niebuhr with those of Gregory Vlastos, the central figure in the Canadian Fellowship for a Christian Social Order. He also examines recent pastoral letters on the economy by the Canadian and US conferences of Roman Catholic bishops. In conclusion, Kroeker suggests an alternative theological approach based on the classical Christian realism of Augustine that might better address the moral malaise of liberal political economy" -- Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-197) and index.