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True Tolerance

Liberalism and the Necessity of Judgment

By: Jay Budziszewski

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True Tolerance

Liberalism and the Necessity of Judgment

By: Jay Budziszewski

In contemporary liberal thought, "tolerance" has come to be redefined as a synonym for ethical neutrality: refusal to judge among competing views of goods and evils. The result of this extreme relativism has been a foundations crisis in law, politics, education, and other areas of social life. In this lucidly written and brilliantly argued volume, J. Budziszewski attempts to reserve the self-destruction of modern liberalism by showing that true tolerance is not only consistent with taking stands about objective goods and evils, but actually requires doing so.Tolerance, falsely understood as ethical neutrality, has the paradoxical effect of crippling policy choice by divesting it of the moral and practical framework on which it depends. By painstakingly and exhaustively dissecting each of the many neutralist arguments, Budziszewski demonstrates that real neutrality is logically impossible. Confronted by alternative views, the neutralist at best obscures his own underlying judgments, and at worst abandons all possible defense against fanatics who oppose both true equality and true tolerance.True Tolerance is both a rigorous critique, and a polemic undertaken in the name of a positive, twenty-first century vision of liberalism. Budziszewsky outlines a view of true tolerance that assumes a relationship with an older liberal tradition and a codependence with other virtues, including humility, mercy, charity, respect, and courtesy. This vision is rooted in historical experience and rational conviction about what is good. In the spirit of liberal and classical theorists of virtue from Aristotle to John Locke to Alasdair MacIntyre, the virtue of true tolerance is much more than a readiness to follow known rules; it includes a developed ability to distinguish good rules from bad, and to choose rightly even where there are no rules or where rules seem to contradict each other. Accessibly written and intended for a wide readership, True Tolerance will be of special interest to political theorists and activists, and to sociologists and philosophers.

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Routledge

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1351294784

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The Rights Fight

By: Jay Lucas

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The Rights Fight

By: Jay Lucas

America is the most rights-conscious society in history. It seems as though every social and political issue of the day is ultimately described in terms of rights. When it comes to understanding rights in America, there are two competing worldviews, Christianity and secularism. The Rights Fight presents a defense of the Christian view which says that universal human rights depend upon God. Even more importantly, The Rights Fight explains how America's passion for rights offers Christians a wonderful opportunity for the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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NewBookPublishing.com

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1936989263

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Fight the Good Fight

How an Alliance of Faith and Reason Can Win the Culture War

By: Jay W. Richards,James Robinson

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Fight the Good Fight

How an Alliance of Faith and Reason Can Win the Culture War

By: Jay W. Richards,James Robinson

Hard choices lie ahead, Christians. The bestselling team of James Robison and Jay Richards show what’s at stake in our post-Christian society, how to prepare, and why we must never forget that the battle, above all, is spiritual. Our rulers have kicked aside our Constitution and common sense. They have demonized our heroes. Now they’re trying to erase the difference between male and female. All while running up unimaginable and catastrophic debt. What’s left for Christians in such a society, where dissent invites ruinous retribution? Should they retreat? Fight back? Something else? God is not finished with us as a nation, but if we’re going to get off the road to ruin, we must do more than slow down and conserve whatever good remains: We must repent. That means a hard, 180-degree turn—and fast. If we’ll pray, think straight, persuade other lovers of truth to join us, and fight together—wise as serpents and innocent as doves—then there’s still hope.

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Simon and Schuster

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1684515785

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9781684515783

International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration Volume 1

By: Jay Shafritz

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International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration Volume 1

By: Jay Shafritz

This is the first volume of a four-volume encyclopaedia which combines public administration and policy and contains approximately 900 articles by over 300 specialists. This Volume covers entries from A to C. It covers all of the core concepts, terms and processes of applied behavioural science, budgeting, comparative public administration, develo

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0429703996

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True Tolerance

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International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration Volume 1

International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration Volume 1

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