Jackson, Timothy P. <br/><br/>
Political agape :  Christian Love and liberal democracy / 
Timothy P. Jackson. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 427 pages) 
 - Emory University studies in law and religion .
 - Emory University studies in law and religion (Unnumbered) .
<br/><br/> Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Liberal introduction: Jesus and Abraham -- part 1. Liberalism and agape. Love and Mr. Lincoln -- The image of God and the soul of humanity: reflections on dignity, sanctity, and democracy -- The return of the prodigal?: liberal theory and religious pluralism -- part 2. Replies to contemporary liberals and antiliberals. To Bedlam and partway back: John Rawls and Christian justice -- A house divided, again: Dworkin and Singer on sanctity and dignity -- The theory and practice of discomfort: Richard Rorty and liberal patriotism -- Defending democracy without traducing tradition: Jeffrey Stout's "pragmatic vision" -- The cross and democratic politics: agape, self-sacrifice, and human rights -- part 3. Love, law, and modern moral issues. Euthanasia and capital punishment: Christianity and the right to death -- Both Shylock and Oedipus: why many accounts of Christian complicity in the Holocaust are only half right -- Keeping marriage sacred: the Christian case for gay and lesbian wedlock -- Suffering the suffering children: Christianity and the rights and wrongs of adoption -- Prophetic conclusion: Martin Luther King Jr. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781467443081 1467443085 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christianity and politics.<br/>Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Liberalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Christianity and politics.<br/>Liberalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Love--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Christianity and politics.<br/>Liberalism / Religious aspects / Christianity.<br/>Love / Religious aspects / Christianity.<br/>Agape.<br/>Gottesliebe.<br/>Liberalismus.<br/>Zivilgesellschaft.<br/>RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues<br/>RELIGION / Christianity / General
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>USA.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR115.P7  / J26 2015eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>261.7