Social Conservatism for the Common Good: A Protestant Engagement with Robert P. George

by Andrew T. Walker

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2023

Overview

Carl R. Trueman and Other Christian Evangelical Scholars Examine the Life and Work of Renowned Catholic, Social Conservative Thinker Robert P. George

Robert P. George, McCormack Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, is considered by many to be one of the most influential conservative intellectuals of his generation. Among many honors and accolades, Dr. George received the US Presidential Citizens Medal from President George W. Bush and served as chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Though a Catholic himself, George’s influence has transcended traditional religious categories to shape evangelical discourse on politics, ethics, and political philosophy throughout his career.

In this thorough introduction and careful analysis of George’s work for Protestant audiences, editor Andrew T. Walker gathers essays from several high profile evangelical writers and academics—including Carl R. Trueman, Hunter Baker, Jennifer Marshall Patterson, and Scott Klusendorf—to explore subjects such as faith and reason, George’s New Natural Law theory, and how to collaborate across ideological lines. Social Conservatism for the Common Good helps Christian evangelicals understand George’s philosophy and apply it to their own cultural engagement and public witness.

Biography of Influential Conservative Scholar Robert P. George: Explores the breadth of his political philosophy and activism, as well as his relevance to the evangelical community

Engaging Political Analysis from a Biblical Perspective: With a foreword by US Senator Ben Sasse, this book covers important cultural and academic topics including human rights, social and public ethics, and pro-life issues

Ideal Resource for Evangelical Scholars and Thinkers: Written for pastors, students, and those interested in politics, this robust book appeals to readers of Carl R. Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

Key Features

• Provides a thorough introduction and careful analysis of George’s work
• Features essays from several high profile evangelical writers and academics
• Engages political analysis from a biblical perspective

Contents

• Foreword by Ben Sasse
• Introduction: Tenacious Civility: The Spirit of Robert P. George for Contemporary Times by Andrew T. Walker
• Chapter 1: Robert P. George: A Socrates for Our Athenian Age by John Wilsey
• Chapter 2: From Separatism to Cobelligerency: Evangelicals, Other Christian Traditions, and the Common Good by David Dockery
• Chapter 3: Son of Thomas, Heir of Theoden: Faith and Reason in the Work of Robert George by Carl Trueman
• Chapter 4: Robert P. George and (New) Natural Law Ethics by Andrew T. Walker
• Chapter 5: Making Men Moral: Government, Public Morality, and Moral Ecology by Micah Watson
• Chapter 6: Why Rawls Was Wrong: Public Reason and Moral Argument by Hunter Baker
• Chapter 7: Human Dignity and Natural Rights: Robert P. George’s Work and Virtue by Adeline Allen
• Chapter 8: Bringing Body and Soul (Back) Together, Again by Matthew Lee Anderson
• Chapter 9: Robert George: The Professor Who Put Intellectual Life Back into Pro-Life Advocacy by Scott Klusendorf
• Chapter 10: Taking Courage in the Truth about Marriage by Jennifer Marshall Patterson
• Chapter 11: For Such a Time as This: Robert George on Religious Freedom by J. Daryl Charles
• Chapter 12: Robert P. George on Justice and Democracy by Mar Tooley
• Chapter 13: To Caesar (Only) What Is Caesar’s: The Jurisprudence of Robert P. George by Adam MacLeod
• Chapter 14: Partners in Truth Seeking: Robert George and Cornel West by Paul Miller
• Afterword: Seeking the Truth, Speaking the Truth by Robert P. George and Andrew T. Walker

Contributors

• Ben Sasse
• John D. Wilsey
• David S. Dockery
• Carl R. Trueman
• Micah Watson
• Hunter Baker
• Adeline A. Allen
• Matthew Lee Anderson
• Scott Klusendorf
• J. Daryl Charles
• Robert P. George
• Jennifer Marshall Patterson
• Adam Macleod
• Mark Tooley
• Paul Miller

Product Details

• Title: Social Conservatism for the Common Good: A Protestant Engagement with Robert P. George
• Author: Andrew T. Walker
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 334
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Conservatism › Religious aspects--Christianity; Conservatism › Religious aspects--Catholic Church; Common good › Religious aspects--Christianity; Common good › Religious aspects--Catholic Church; George, Robert P
• ISBNs: 9781433580635, 9781433580666, 9781433580642, 9781433580659, 1433580632, 1433580667, 1433580640, 1433580659
• Resource ID: LLS:SCLCNSRVTSMPGRG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-01-25T18:21:45Z

About Andrew T. Walker

Andrew T. Walker (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of Christian ethics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and executive director of the Carl F. H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement in Louisville, Kentucky. He previously served as senior fellow in Christian ethics at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Walker is the author of God and the Transgender Debate, named the best book in public theology in 2017 by The Gospel Coalition, coauthor of Marriage Is: How Marriage Transforms Society and Cultivates Human Flourishing, and coeditor of the Gospel for Life series. He has written for National Review, Time, The Gospel Coalition, Public Discourse, First Things, and Christianity Today and speaks frequently all over the country.