The Ethics of Citizenship

Offering the most significant contributions on the topic from leading contemporary scholars, J. Caleb Stanton’s carefully edited and organizedThe Ethics of Citizenshipseeks to answer one of the most salient and hotly debated questions of the day: What role, if any, should religion play in U.S. politics? While there is a considerable body of writing in response to this question, until now there has not been a one-volume collection of relevant answers. Here, at last, a variety of distinguished political theorists—from John Rawls to Richard Rorty, and from Nicholas Wolterstorff to Cornel West—weigh in on this important topic, and, together, provide a balanced and engaging overview of the debate that continues to grip the nation.

J. Caleb Clanton is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Seaver Fellow in the Humanities at Pepperdine University. He is the author of Religion and Democratic Citizenship: Inquiry and Conviction in the American Public Square.