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