{"product_id":"9781461641919","title":"Religion and the Common Good: Catholic Contributions to Building Community in a Liberal Society","description":"The term “common good” has often been ill-defined or undefined in political, philosophical, and theological discourses. Brian Stiltner seeks to repair this deficit in his study \u003ci\u003eReligion and the Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e. He explores the meaning of the common good and the prospects for pursuing it in a liberal society. Focusing on the conceptions of common good in liberalism and communitarianism—the former stressing individual rights and social tolerance, the latter stressing a community's shared history and social practices—Stiltner argues that the two theories are not as irreconcilable as they seem, that they can be combined into a “communal liberalism.” Stiltner provides an outline of the twentieth-century Catholic common good theory as an example of such a synthesis. A fascinating study, \u003ci\u003eReligion and the Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable volume for scholars of social ethics, religion, theology, philosophy and political science.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129303875824,"sku":"9781461641919","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461641919","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}