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The Family in Christian Social and Political Thought

by Brent Waters (director, The Jerre L. And Mary Joy Stead Center For Ethics And Values, And Associate Professor Of Christian Social Ethics, Garrett-evangelical Theological Seminary)

  • Hardback
  • 336 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 14.8 x 22.5 x 2.4 cm

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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.
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  • Author

    Brent Waters (director, The Jerre L. And Mary Joy Stead Center For Ethics And Values, And Associate Professor Of Christian Social Ethics, Garrett-evangelical Theological Seminary)

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    July 2007

  • Weight

    541g

  • Page Count

    336

  • Dimensions

    14.8 x 22.5 x 2.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199271962

  • ISBN-10

    0199271968

  • Eden Code

    1147371

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