Reconciling Opposites
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Reconciling Opposites

Religious Freedom and Contractual Ethics in a Democratic Society

  1. 583 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Reconciling Opposites

Religious Freedom and Contractual Ethics in a Democratic Society

About this book

The American justice system was founded on the idea of "majority-rule," but in a democracy this is achievable only if the majority has the interests of the whole at heart. Since the days of America's founding, white, Christian males created laws from their standpoint as the majority, leading them to exercise power in a largely "majoritarian" way rather than upholding the interests of all citizens. The nation has not realized its stated ideals of equality of liberty, opportunity and justice for all. As a solution, W. Royce Clark formulates a non-majoritarian ethic based not on any majority but on a universal instinct, the combination of Albert Schweitzer's "will-to-live" and Friedrich Nietzsche's "will-to-power," along with democratic principles articulated by John Rawls and James Madison, which would represent all citizens.

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Information

Publisher
Fortress Academic
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781978784567
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
North American History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: Definitions, Scope, and Tools for the Project
  10. Chapter 2: Diverse Freedoms within Unity: Basic Real Problems
  11. Chapter 3: The History of Christianity in the United States: Aspiration and Mythologization, or Desacralization and Freedom o Conscience
  12. Chapter 4: The History of Religion, Ethics, and Law in the United States: From Theocracy to a Constitution
  13. Chapter 5: The “Free Exercise” Clause: Worship as Beyond Government’s Jurisdiction
  14. Chapter 6: Religious “Free Exercise” to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993
  15. Chapter 7: The First Amendment: Who Guarantees “Free Exercise”?
  16. Chapter 8: Unlimited “Free Exercise”: “Any Law Is Subject to Challenge”?
  17. Chapter 9: “No Law Respecting the Establishment of Religion”
  18. Chapter 10: First Amendment: A Very Selective Reading of History
  19. Chapter 11: “No Law”?: The “Evenhandedness” and “Private Choice” Cure-All? 
  20. Chapter 12: Conclusion: The Inclusive Will-to-Live in a Democratic Republic
  21. Appendix
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index
  24. About the Author