The Family in Christian Social and Political Thought

By:

Brent Waters

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Hardback

Series:

Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics

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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.

Author Biography:

Brent Waters is Director, The Jerre L. and Mary Joy Stead Center for Ethics and Values, and Associate Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

Release date Australia

July 19th, 2007

Author

Brent Waters

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

336

Series

Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics

Dimensions

147x223x23

ISBN-13

9780199271962

Product ID

1972051

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