Persons and Liberal Democracy: The Ethical and Political Thought of Karol Wojtyla/Pope John Paul II (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780739121146)

Moving from an historical analysis of the Catholic Church's gradual endorsement of liberal democracy to an explication of the ethical and political thought of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II, Persons and Liberal Democracy concisely explains the relatively recent shift in the Church's political theory and, in the process, defends what could be deemed a non-statist form of welfare liberalism. This book offers a systematic account of John Paul's philosophical and theological ethics and their relationship to the key elements of his political thought and then brings this thought into conversation with some important strands of Christian and secular political theory deliberating the nature and legitimacy of liberalism.

Author: Edward Barrett
ISBN-10: 0739121146
ISBN-13: 9780739121146
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2010
Pages: 158
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2011