Tag: <span>05 political</span>

Living Through the Tension: Religion and Public Policy in the Thought of Gilbert Meilaender (Mark W. Foreman, 2008)

A dissertation examining and evaluating Meilaender on the appropriateness of appealing to religious reasons as support for one’s position on public policy.

When The Politics of Jesus Makes A Difference (Hauerwas, 1993)

“Yoder may well help us to use the remaining resources of that tradition to help Christians rediscover ways to serve our non-Christian brothers and sisters by being unwavering in our commitment to the politics of Jesus”.

Excerpts from Hauerwas Reader (Hauerwas)

“Abortion is not some little mistake. Abortion is a reflection of who Americans are: People in the United States are supposed to concentrate on themselves and pursue happiness; thus, they ask themselves, “Why should we bother having children?””