John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement: Justice as Unfairness.Matthew Arbo,Hunter Baker,Jerome C. Foss,Daniel Kelly,Joseph Knippenberg,Bryan McGraw,Matthew Parks,Karen Taliaferro,John Addison Teevan &Micah Watson (eds.) -2014 - Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books.detailsIn this book, leading Christian political thinkers and practitioners critique the Rawlsian concepts of “justice as fairness” and “public reason” from the perspective of Christian political theory and practice. It provides a new level of analysis from Christian perspectives, including implications for such hot topics as the culture war.
It Is Right and Just Is Wrong on Justice and the American Founding.Jerome C. Foss -2022 -Catholic Social Science Review 27:21-30.detailsThe authors of It Is Right and Just bring to the public’s attention serious questions of political thought and practice. That they do so from the standpoint of theology provides an opportunity for a fresh look at the American founding and the American regime. Though the questions raised are important, the authors unfortunately do not provide a helpful foundation for fruitful reflection. Instead, the book makes sweeping claims without adequate evidence. It Is Right and Just will disappoint any serious student (...) of American politics and, worse, may mislead well-intended American Catholics searching for a more just polity for themselves and their children. (shrink)