John Witte Jr. es un autor y experto destacado en historia legal, libertad religiosa y derecho matrimonial. Su erudición profundiza en las intrincadas relaciones entre el derecho, la ética y la religión. A través de su extensa obra académica, se esfuerza por iluminar los desafíos históricos y contemporáneos dentro de estos dominios cruciales. Sus análisis ofrecen valiosas perspectivas para comprender los marcos legales y éticos de nuestra sociedad.
Exploring the interconnectedness of faith, freedom, and family, this volume addresses the challenges these foundations face in contemporary society. It features contributions from legal and theological scholars who advocate for the role of faith in law and politics. The book traces the evolution of freedom in the West and counters critiques of modern rights, while emphasizing the enduring importance of family in both historical and modern contexts. With insights from the editors and interviews with the author, it also examines global challenges to these core values.
The book features a diverse group of politicians, clerics, and academics engaging in a critical discussion about Christianity's historical and future role in shaping democratic governance globally. It examines the intersection of religion and politics, offering insights into how Christian values can influence democratic principles and practices. This collection serves as an important resource for understanding contemporary debates surrounding faith and political systems.
This book traces the religious sources and dimensions of human rights and the
complex interaction of human rights and religious freedom norms historically
and today. It also answers various modern critics who see human rights as a
betrayal of Christianity and religious freedom as a betrayal of human rights.
On Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
This volume addresses whether, how, and where laws (variously defined) teach values and shape moral character in late modern liberal societies. Each author recognizes the essential value of state law in fostering peace, security, health, education, charity, trade, democracy, constitutionalism, justice, and human rights, among many other moral goods. Each author also recognizes, however, the grave betrayals of law in supporting fascism, slavery, apartheid, genocide, persecution, violence, racism, and other forms of immorality and injustice. They thus call for state laws that set a basic civil morality of duty for society and for robust freedoms that protect private individuals and private groups to cultivate a higher morality of aspiration. With contributions by Rudiger Bittner, Brian Bix, Frank Brennan, Allen Calhoun, Robert F. Cochran, Jr., Kenneth John Crispin, Jean Bethke Elshtain, E. Allan Farnsworth, James E. Fleming, M. Cathleen Kaveny, Ute Mager, Linda C. McClain, Reid Mortensen, Patrick Parkinson, Thomas Pfeiffer, Robert Vosloo, Michael Welker, and John Witte, Jr.
on Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
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"The family is humanity's oldest and most basic social institution, but today it is fragile, fractured, and fraught in many liberal lands. This volume gathers scholars from sociology, psychology, history, religion, ethics, law, and medicine from five continents to analyze the complex nature and place of the family in character formation and human flourishing. The chapters study the impact of catechesis, schooling, work, and discipline on the development of individual moral agency and responsibility. They document the critical roles of family love, trust, fidelity, and story-telling in shaping the moral character of all family members from infancy to old age. They describe effective strategies of resistance and resilience for family members who face abuse, divorce, death, chauvinism, racism, and homophobia. And several chapters challenge modern arguments and policies that aim to flatten if not abolish the marital family, even while they call for family law reforms. Contributions by Enola G. Aird, Helen Alvare, Robert N. Bellah, Margaret Jane Brining, Michael J. Broyde, Marcia Bunge, Stephen Carter, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Robyn Fivuush, Patrick Hornbeck, Andreas Kruse, Nadia Marais, Gordon Mikoski, Bonnie Miller-McLemore, Patrick Parkinson, Katja Patzel-Mattern, Sabina Pauen, Stephen G. Post, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, and Thomas Xutong Qu."
on Character Formation, Ethics, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
This book investigates the impact of education on the formation of character, moral education and the communication of values in late modern pluralistic societies. Scholars from four continents and many different academic fields are involved. While the basic framework for the contributions is informed by Christian traditions, the disciplines cover a significant range, including theology, education, psychology, literature, anthropology, law, and business. This makes for a rich variety of thematic concentrations and perspectives. Readers will quickly sense that the educational foundations and trajectories of any given country are pervasive and have a significant reach into the fabric and shape of the society and its values, making education a barometer of the well-being of a people and their culture. The result is a volume that will inform, stimulate and challenge our understanding of the role of education in contemporary societies.
