Abstract

In Public Virtue: Law and the Social Character of Religion, Christopher Mooney advocates a central role for public virtue in American social life. The author first locates public virtue within the history of political thought in the United States, and then illustrates its presence and absence in contemporary society. Mooney's basic argument is that public virtue is necessary to promote the common good, and requires tolerance, dialogue, and acceptance of ambiguity. The book's appeal is broad. Lawyers, politicians and ministers, as well as scholars in law, political theory, religion and ethics, will profit from the author's analysis of public and professional conduct. While the book offers a sustained defense of public virtue, it can also be read as separate essays on Mooney's major themes of law, religion and morality.

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