Political affections : civic participation and moral theology /

A theological treatment of the role of affections such as joy compassion, and shame in contemporary politics. Hordern discusses what affections are and how they play a role in parts of political life such as representation and law. He shows that affections have an intelligent role to play in fosteri...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Hordern, Joshua
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
A theological treatment of the role of affections such as joy compassion, and shame in contemporary politics. Hordern discusses what affections are and how they play a role in parts of political life such as representation and law. He shows that affections have an intelligent role to play in fostering loyalty, trust and public moral reasoning.
Umfang:
1 online resource (323 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-283-90173-0
0-19-162668-6
Schlagworte:
Political theology.
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