Conscience and Its Enemies: Confronting the Dogmas of Liberal Secularism

A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "Brilliant . . . Should be required reading." --Commentary "As a critic of liberalism, George is devastating." --National Review "Puts George's highly burnished philosophical and constitutional learning o n full display . . . George speaks for a sizable number of conscientious ob jectors to America's ruling liberal secularism." --New York Times Book Revi ew "Could not be more timely. A treasure trove of thought-provoking reflection s by one of the best minds of our time." --Mary Ann Glendon, Harvard Law, f rom the foreword to the updated and expanded paperback edition of Conscienc e and Its Enemies Assaults on religious liberty and traditional morality are growing fiercer. Here, at last, is the counterattack. This revised and updated paperback edition of the acclaimed Conscience and Its Enemies showcases the talents that have made Robert P. George one of Am erica's most influential thinkers. Here George explodes the myth that the s ecular elite represents the voice of reason. In fact, it is on the elite si de of the cultural divide where the prevailing views are little more than a rticles of faith. Conscience and Its Enemies reveals the bankruptcy of thes e too often smugly held orthodoxies while presenting powerfully reasoned ar guments for classical virtues. In defending what James Madison called the "sacred rights of conscience"--rights for which government shows frightening contempt--George grapples with today's most controversial issues: same-sex marriage, abortion, transgenderism,

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ISBN: 1610171411

ISBN-13: 9781610171410

Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Inst

Year: 2016

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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