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Title

Liberty : rethinking an imperiled ideal / Glenn Tinder.

Author

Tinder, Glenn E.

Publication

Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2007.

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Description

xiv, 407 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Liberty is a dangerous concept. It's sure to be misused and, if left unchecked, will likely bring not social harmony and happiness but their opposites. Nonetheless, liberty is absolutely necessary: without it there can be no authentic community. People are not free to do the right thing unless they are free to do the wrong thing; if they can't be wrong, they can't be right." "Thus does Glenn Tinder argue emphatically for "negative liberty" - the liberty that wants primarily to be left alone, with the authorities interfering as little as possible in the lives of people - and against "positive liberty" - a liberty that seeks to guide people into a "fulfilling" life." "The substance of Tinder's book lies at the intersection of several major themes - communication, human fallenness, the necessity of liberty, standing alone, and eschatology - each considered in light of learning what liberty truly is and how it affects the world at large."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Emory University studies in law and religion

Uniform Title

Emory University studies in law and religion.

Subject

Liberty > Christianity

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

1. Liberty, Faith, and Reason -- 2. Liberty and Human Evil -- 3. Why Liberty? -- 4. Personalism -- 5. The Flawed Society -- 6. The Liberal Stance -- 7. Dialogue -- 8. Tolerance -- 9. Universality: The Public Realm -- 10. Universality: History -- 11. Limits on Liberty -- 12. Liberation: Action and Suffering -- 13. Liberty and the Last Things.

ISBN

• 9780802803924 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 080280392X (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC

• 133465476
• SCSB-5371184

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Columbia University Libraries