In this Book
- The Way of Life: John Paul II and the Challenge of Liberal Modernity
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Baylor University Press
summary
The passing of John Paul II provoked questions about the Pope, particularly in his relation to modernity. Was he opposed to the tenets of modernity, as some critics claimed? Or did he accommodate modernity in a way no Pope ever had, as his champions asserted? In The Way of Life, Carson Holloway examines the fundamental philosophers of modernity-from Hobbes to Toqueville-to suggest that John Paul II's critique of modernity is intended not to reject, but to improve. Thus, claims Holloway, it is appropriate for liberal modernity to attend to the Pope's thought, receiving it not as the attack of an enemy but as the criticism of a candid friend.
Table of Contents
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- Title
- Table of Contents
- p. vii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- 1: Introduction
- pp. 1-5
- 4: Locke's Theistic Liberalism
- pp. 61-82
- 5: Hume and the Morality of Sympathy
- pp. 83-105
- 6: The Ambiguity of the American Founding
- pp. 107-122
- 8: Conclusion
- pp. 143-158
- Bibliography
- pp. 179-183
Additional Information
ISBN
9781602582224
Related ISBN(s)
9781932792966
MARC Record
OCLC
607893616
Pages
204
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No