Respecting Freedom And Cultivating Virtues In Justifying Constitutional Rights,
2011
Boston University School of Law
Respecting Freedom And Cultivating Virtues In Justifying Constitutional Rights, Linda C. Mcclain, James E. Fleming
Faculty Scholarship
What’s new in the long-standing debate between civic republicans and liberals about how best to understand and justify rights? This article picks up the thread with political philosopher Michael Sandel’s recent, internationally-renowned book, Justice: What’s the Right Thing To Do? The article evaluates the sharp contrasts his book draws between justice as cultivating virtues and justice as respecting freedom, using his example of contemporary arguments for and against opening up civil marriage to same-sex couples. Sandel contends that “liberal neutrality” and a public square denuded of religious arguments and convictions are impossible on this issue. Drawing on Aristotle, he contends …
Sandel On Religion In The Public Square,
2011
Boston Univeristy School of Law
Sandel On Religion In The Public Square, Hugh Baxter
Faculty Scholarship
In the final chapter of "Justice" (2009), Sandel calls for a “new politics of the common good,” which he presents as an alternative to John Rawls’s idea of public reason. Sandel calls “misguided” Rawls’s search for “principles of justice that are neutral among competing conceptions of the good life.” According to Sandel, “[i]t is not always possible to define our rights and duties without taking up substantive moral questions; and even when it’s possible it may not be desirable.” In taking up these moral questions, Sandel writes, we must allow specifically religious convictions and reasons into the sphere of public …
June 29, 2011: Don’T Liberals Have A Hatred For Public References To God?,
2011
Duquesne University
June 29, 2011: Don’T Liberals Have A Hatred For Public References To God?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Don’t Liberals Have a Hatred for Public References to God?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 26, 2011: The Political Irresponsibility Of Douglas Laycock,
2011
Duquesne University
June 26, 2011: The Political Irresponsibility Of Douglas Laycock, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Political Irresponsibility of Douglas Laycock“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 23, 2011: The Promise Of Religious Naturalism,
2011
Duquesne University
June 23, 2011: The Promise Of Religious Naturalism, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Promise of Religious Naturalism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 20, 2011: What Is Religion/What Is Prayer?,
2011
Duquesne University
June 20, 2011: What Is Religion/What Is Prayer?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What is Religion/What is Prayer?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 17, 2011: Listen To The Indiana University Press Podcast,
2011
Duquesne University
June 17, 2011: Listen To The Indiana University Press Podcast, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Listen to the Indiana University Press podcast“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 15, 2011: Weird Second Circuit Decision,
2011
Duquesne University
June 15, 2011: Weird Second Circuit Decision, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “ Weird Second Circuit Decision“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 12, 2011: Graduation Prayer And The Defense Of Secular Government,
2011
Duquesne University
June 12, 2011: Graduation Prayer And The Defense Of Secular Government, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Graduation Prayer and the Defense of Secular Government“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 10, 2011: What Are The True Sources Of Wealth?,
2011
Duquesne University
June 10, 2011: What Are The True Sources Of Wealth?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What Are the True Sources of Wealth?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 8, 2011: My Fellow American,
2011
Duquesne University
June 8, 2011: My Fellow American, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “My Fellow American“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 6, 2011: Just What Or Who Is God And Who Believes In God?,
2011
Duquesne University
June 6, 2011: Just What Or Who Is God And Who Believes In God?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Just What or Who is God and Who Believes in God?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 3, 2011: The Debt Limit Is Somehow A Theological Dispute,
2011
Duquesne University
June 3, 2011: The Debt Limit Is Somehow A Theological Dispute, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “The Debt Limit is Somehow a Theological Dispute“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
June 1, 2011: When You Get To A Certain Age,
2011
Duquesne University
June 1, 2011: When You Get To A Certain Age, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “When You Get to a Certain Age“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
May 30, 2011: Happy Memorial Day,
2011
Duquesne University
May 30, 2011: Happy Memorial Day, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Happy Memorial Day“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
May 27, 2011: Time To Rethink Public School Prayer,
2011
Duquesne University
May 27, 2011: Time To Rethink Public School Prayer, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Time to Rethink Public School Prayer“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
It’S Time To Reconsider Graduation Prayer In Public High Schools,
2011
Duquesne University
It’S Time To Reconsider Graduation Prayer In Public High Schools, Bruce Ledewitz
Ledewitz Papers
Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.
May 24, 2011: What Exactly Happened Today When Netanyahu Addressed Congress?,
2011
Duquesne University
May 24, 2011: What Exactly Happened Today When Netanyahu Addressed Congress?, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “What Exactly Happened Today When Netanyahu Addressed Congress?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
May 21, 2011: Emanuel David,
2011
Duquesne University
May 21, 2011: Emanuel David, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “Emanuel David“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
May 18, 2011: All Things Shining,
2011
Duquesne University
May 18, 2011: All Things Shining, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “All Things Shining“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
