Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3747 g
Public Intellectuals for the Twenty-First Century
Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3747 g
Reihe: New Approaches to Religion and Power
ISBN: 978-1-137-37170-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us
Rather than wield religion as a weapon or a ruse in irrational appeals, the book attempts to reimagine a shared American mythos and ethos, by reminding us of our shared stake in creating an America committed to the life of all peoples and species and to the full developments of our capabilities as an exercise of liberty.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Feministische Philosophie, Gender Studies
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction: Academics as Public Intellectuals; Ada María Isasi-Diaz, Mary McClintock-Fulkerson and Rosemary P. Carbine PART I 1. The Indigenous Dream - A World Without an 'America'; Andrea Smith 2. Race, Religion and the Pursuit of Happiness; James H. Evans, Jr. 3. Pax Americana, Pax Humana; Sharon Welch PART II 4. The United States as a Responsible Member of the Global Community: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness When Militarized 5. Prostitution Matters; K. Christine Pae 6. Living Sustainably toward Social Justice: Asceticism Revisited; Paula M. Cooey 7. 'Dead in the Water….Again': Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness in the 21st Century; Teresa Delgado 8. Welcome to the Great American Middle Class: From the American Dream to Deep Solidarity; Joerg Rieger 9. Political Theology as Reflection on the Arts of Liberatory Politics; Mark Lewis Taylor PART III 10. Naming What We Want: Thoughts on Religious Vocabulary and the Desire for Quality of Life; Anthony B. Pinn 11. Redeeming Equality: Life, Liberty and Alternatives to Obliviousness; Mary McClintock Fulkerson 12. The Political Divide; Stephanie Y. Mitchem 13. Revitalizing U.S. Civil Society by Reconceptualizing Civil Religion and its Virtues; Rosemary P. Carbine Conclusion: Latinas and Latinos Understanding of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness; Ada María Isasi-Díaz Afterword