I have lost my faith. Quite the challenge when you blog at Faith-Promoting Rumor. However, Tuesday I awoke and read the following comment by Ronan over at BCC: This week we read […]
A Student Comment on Social Justice, Rawls, and Chris H.
Professor H, A student in your Political Philosophy course asked that these comments be forwarded to you since they could not fit in the comment box available on the Student Ratings survey: […]
God is an American
Okay, not really. While many of us cringe at the heavy doses of American exceptionalism (often in the most cheesy forms) within Mormon Culture, maybe there is something valuable in viewing American […]
Cosmopolitanism: An Alternative to Patriotism
Author’s note 2010: I had hoped to write a new post for this year, but given time constraints, I will again share this post. It was originally posted July 3, 2009. Author’s […]
Care and the Liberal Theory of Justice
The feminist idea of care is both a response to the canon of ethical and political theory as well as an alternative approach to that cannon. In this essay, I contend that […]
Feminism and the Social Contract
Introduction A feminist analysis of any major thinker or school of thought within the historical canon of political theory is bound to find many problems. This is surely the case when considering […]
Wealth and Pride in the OT
I taught parts of Deuteronomy in my Sunday School class this past Sunday. The class is with high school juniors and seniors. They are a great group (and not just because I […]
On the Saying “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin”
Not sure if I hate the sin, but I hate this saying. I have been thinking about the idea of autonomy developed by Immanuel Kant. For Kant, the thing which makes humans […]
Lowell Bennion and a Liberal Mormon Theology: Series Intro
I brought Lowell Bennion’s “Do Justly and Love Mercy: Moral Issues for Mormons” to church with me today, I got it for Christmas and I have wanted to take a closer glance. […]
Rawlsian Social Justice Themes in Mormon Thought
Authors Note: This is not an essay/post about Glenn Beck. The ideas below have been bouncing around my head since Fall 1999 when I was first introduced to the philosophy of John […]
Mormon Times: Social Justice in the Book of Mormon
Yesterday, I presented on Rawlsian social justice themes found in the Book of Mormon at the seventh annual meeting of the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology. Mormon Times of the Deseret […]
A Mormon Perspective on Social Justice
I write about social justice, mostly the theory of justice presented by the late philosopher John Rawls. I am not looking to add anything new today. But considering the recent comments by […]