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The Resource Civil disobedience and political obligation ; : a study in Christian social ethics, [by] James F. Childress

Civil disobedience and political obligation ; : a study in Christian social ethics, [by] James F. Childress

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Publication
Extent
xv, 250 pages
Contents
  • I. The concept of civil disobedience
  • Problems of definition
  • The forms of civil disobedience
  • Religious-moral and moral-political bases of disobedience
  • Educative and coercive force
  • Direct and indirect disobedience
  • Legal and translegal appeals
  • II. Bases of political obligation: natural law and the ends of the state
  • Politics, ethics and theology
  • Natural law
  • Alternatives to natural law
  • Christ transforming natural law: Paul Ramsey's political ethics
  • Theology and the ends of the state
  • III. Bases of political obligation: relations between citizens
  • The Christian and the neighbor in the political order
  • Political obligation in a constitutional democracy: the duty of fair play
  • Unjust laws and policies in a relatively just system
  • IV. The justification of civil disobedience
  • Civil disobedience and moral justification
  • Civil disobedience and the principle of fairness
  • Forms and means of resistance
  • Consequences: political change and the threat of disorder
Isbn
9780300014938
Instance
Label
Civil disobedience and political obligation ; : a study in Christian social ethics
Title
Civil disobedience and political obligation ;
Title remainder
a study in Christian social ethics
Statement of responsibility
[by] James F. Childress
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Subject
Language
eng
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DLC
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Childress, James F
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Yale publications in religion
Series volume
16
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Government, Resistance to
  • Political ethics
  • Political obligation
  • Civil disobedience
  • Government, Resistance to
Label
Civil disobedience and political obligation ; : a study in Christian social ethics, [by] James F. Childress
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
I. The concept of civil disobedience -- Problems of definition -- The forms of civil disobedience -- Religious-moral and moral-political bases of disobedience -- Educative and coercive force -- Direct and indirect disobedience -- Legal and translegal appeals -- II. Bases of political obligation: natural law and the ends of the state -- Politics, ethics and theology -- Natural law -- Alternatives to natural law -- Christ transforming natural law: Paul Ramsey's political ethics -- Theology and the ends of the state -- III. Bases of political obligation: relations between citizens -- The Christian and the neighbor in the political order -- Political obligation in a constitutional democracy: the duty of fair play -- Unjust laws and policies in a relatively just system -- IV. The justification of civil disobedience -- Civil disobedience and moral justification -- Civil disobedience and the principle of fairness -- Forms and means of resistance -- Consequences: political change and the threat of disorder
Control code
278958
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
xv, 250 pages
Isbn
9780300014938
Lccn
75158137
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(WaOLN)481548
Label
Civil disobedience and political obligation ; : a study in Christian social ethics, [by] James F. Childress
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
I. The concept of civil disobedience -- Problems of definition -- The forms of civil disobedience -- Religious-moral and moral-political bases of disobedience -- Educative and coercive force -- Direct and indirect disobedience -- Legal and translegal appeals -- II. Bases of political obligation: natural law and the ends of the state -- Politics, ethics and theology -- Natural law -- Alternatives to natural law -- Christ transforming natural law: Paul Ramsey's political ethics -- Theology and the ends of the state -- III. Bases of political obligation: relations between citizens -- The Christian and the neighbor in the political order -- Political obligation in a constitutional democracy: the duty of fair play -- Unjust laws and policies in a relatively just system -- IV. The justification of civil disobedience -- Civil disobedience and moral justification -- Civil disobedience and the principle of fairness -- Forms and means of resistance -- Consequences: political change and the threat of disorder
Control code
278958
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
xv, 250 pages
Isbn
9780300014938
Lccn
75158137
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(WaOLN)481548

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