Economy, Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice by Dorrien, Gary

Economy, Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231149846)

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Economy, Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice by Dorrien, Gary

Economy, Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice

$65.00
Economy, Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice by Dorrien, Gary

Economy, Difference, Empire: Social Ethics for Social Justice

$65.00
Format: Hardcover
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Sourcing the major traditions of progressive Christian social ethics--social gospel liberalism, Niebuhrian realism, and liberation theology--Gary Dorrien argues for the social-ethical necessity of social justice politics. In carefully reasoned essays, he focuses on three subjects: the ethics and politics of economic justice, racial and gender justice, and antimilitarism, making a constructive case for economic democracy, along with a liberationist understanding of racial and gender justice and an anti-imperial form of liberal internationalism.

In Dorrien's view, the three major discourse traditions of progressive Christian social ethics share a fundamental commitment to transform the structures of society in the direction of social justice. His reflections on these topics feature innovative analyses of major figures, such as Walter Rauschenbusch, Reinhold Niebuhr, James Burnham, Norman Thomas, and Michael Harrington, and an extensive engagement with contemporary intellectuals, such as Rosemary R. Ruether, Katie Cannon, Gregory Baum, and Cornel West. Dorrien also weaves his personal experiences into his narrative, especially his involvement in social justice movements. He includes a special chapter on the 2008 presidential campaign and the historic candidacy of Barack Obama.

Author: Gary Dorrien
ISBN-10: 0231149840
ISBN-13: 9780231149846
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2010
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Christian Century 05/31/2011 pg. 30
By Gary Dorrien
By Gary Dorrien
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Gary Dorrien is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and professor of religion at Columbia University. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including most recently the three-volume The Making of Liberal Theology and Social Ethics in the Making: Interpreting an American Tradition.

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