Social conservatism for the common good A protestant engagement with Robert P. George

Book - 2023

"This work seeks, from an evangelical perspective, to introduce, explore, and critically engage the work of the renowned Catholic and conservative scholar, Robert P. George, McCormack Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, who is regarded by The New York Times as the most important living social conservative philosopher. It critically examines the broad contours of George's thought as a constitutional scholar, political philosopher, and ethicist"--

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Published
Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway [2023]
Language
English
Physical Description
xv, 334 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN
9781433580635
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Tenacious Civility
  • The Spirit of Robert R George for Contemporary Times
  • 1. A Socrates for Our Athenian Age
  • A Short Life of Robert P. George
  • 2. From Separatism to Cobelligerency
  • Evangelicals, Other Christian Traditions, and the Common Good
  • 3. Son of Thomas, Heir of Theoden
  • Faith and Reason in the Work of Robert P. George
  • 4. Robert P. George and (New) Natural Law Ethics
  • Philosophical and Biblical Considerations
  • 5. Making Men Moral
  • Government, Public Morality, and Moral Ecology
  • 6. Robert P. George versus John Rawls
  • On Public Reason and Political Liberalism
  • 7. Human Dignity and Natural Rights
  • Robert P. George's Work and Virtue
  • 8. Bringing Body and Soul Together (Again)
  • Robert P. George, Oliver O'Donovan, and the Place of Resurrection in Body Ethics
  • 9. A Person Is a Person, No Matter How Small
  • Robert P. George and the Pro-Life Movement
  • 10. Taking Courage in the Truth about Marriage
  • Robert P. George and the Defense of the Family
  • 11. For Such a Time as This
  • Robert P. George on Religious Freedom
  • 12. Robert P. George on Justice and Democracy
  • Natural Law, Classical Liberalism, and Prospects for a Protestant Political Theory
  • 13. To Caesar (Only) What Is Caesar's
  • The Jurisprudence of Robert P. George
  • 14. Partners in Truth Seeking
  • Robert P. George and Cornel West
  • Afterword: Seeking the Truth, Speaking the Truth
  • Robert P. George Selected Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • General Index
  • Scripture Index