The End of Civility

Released on by Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics Ryan Andrew Newson
preview-18

  • The End of Civility Book Detail

  • Author : Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics Ryan Andrew Newson
  • Release Date : 2023-08
  • Publisher :
  • Genre :
  • Pages : 0
  • ISBN 13 : 9781481319010
  • File Size : 31,31 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

The End of Civility by Assistant Professor of Theology and Ethics Ryan Andrew Newson PDF Summary

Book Description: "I have come not to bring peace, but a sword." These words of Christ echo in our current times. In recent years, a growing number of commentators have decried a lack of civility in public discourse. Considered in isolation this concern is innocent enough, but no call for civility happens in a vacuum, and there is good reason to be suspicious of civility in our current political context. Calls for civility can encourage passivity and blunt prophetic action against injustice; further, truly heinous policies can be pursued under the guise of civility. And yet civility should not be dismissed outright, especially as presented by its more nuanced defenders, when it is presented as a limited good in a pluralist society. In The End of Civility, Ryan Andrew Newson analyzes the development of the concept of "civility" as we know it in modern discourse and names some of the criteria Christians can use to judge between healthy and toxic appeals to civility. The challenge, Newson contends, is discerning when civility is called for and when its pursuit becomes vicious. Pleas for civility cannot be assessed without considering the context in which they are made. Some appeals to civility merely seek to lessen conflict, even conflict necessary in the struggle for a more just world. But when issued by people struggling for justice on the margins of society, calls for civility can name the types of conflict that might lead to liberation. One must be attentive to what counts as "civil" in the first place and who gets to make that determination. Which bodies are considered civil and "ordered," and which people are under suspicion of being "uncivil" before they ever say a word? For Christians, civility can never be an ultimate good but remains subordinate to the call to follow Christ--in particular, the Christ who is not always "civil" but who calls people to an ethic of resistance to injustice and solidarity with people who are suffering.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The End of Civility books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

The End of Civility

The End of Civility

File Size : 46,46 MB
Total View : 6001 Views
DOWNLOAD

"I have come not to bring peace, but a sword." These words of Christ echo in our current times. In recent years, a growing number of commentators have decried a

Cut in Stone

Cut in Stone

File Size : 13,13 MB
Total View : 9333 Views
DOWNLOAD

Confederate monuments figure prominently as epicenters of social conflict. These stone and metal constructs resonate with the tensions of modern America, giving

Radical Friendship

Radical Friendship

File Size : 71,71 MB
Total View : 9524 Views
DOWNLOAD

In a society that is increasingly marked by apathy, division, and moral incompetence, how might Christians set about working with others in such a way as to beg

Practicing to Aim at Truth

Practicing to Aim at Truth

File Size : 73,73 MB
Total View : 4775 Views
DOWNLOAD

Beginning with her award-winning book Theology in the Age of Scientific Reasoning (1990), Nancey Murphy has used philosophy of science as a way into, and cataly

Come, Let Us Eat Together

Come, Let Us Eat Together

File Size : 43,43 MB
Total View : 915 Views
DOWNLOAD

When it comes to the sacraments, the church has often been—and remains—divided. Can we still gather together at the same table? Based on lectures from the 2