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Justice through diversity? : a philosophical and theological debate / edited by Michael J. Sweeney.

Contributor(s): Sweeney, Michael J [editor.].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]Description: xxxv, 659 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781442271166; 1442271167; 9780810895294; 0810895293.Subject(s): Justice (Philosophy) | Religion and justice | PluralismDDC classification: 172/.2
Contents:
Justice and diversity from diverse philosophical perspectives -- Particular issues in justice and diversity : philosophy -- Justice and diversity from diverse theological perspectives -- Particular issues in justice and diversity : theology
Summary: Arguably the most transformative force in contemporary society is the commitment to justice through diversity. A prime example is the change justice through diversity has brought on who enters, teaches, and administers the university. It has changed the content of what is taught and the mission statments that define the purpose of higher education. What is rarely defined, however, is justice and how it is related to diversity. If justice is equality, are all differences in race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, religion and culture equal? Should such differences be weighted differently and thus hierarchically? On what basis are those differences to be weighted and ranked to ensure equality? Contemporary scholars explore these questions and others in an attempt to understand one of the central commitments in the modern world. -- Provided by publisher.
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Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection Krauth Memorial Branch B105.J87 J87 2016 1 Available 31794003177897

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Justice and diversity from diverse philosophical perspectives -- Particular issues in justice and diversity : philosophy -- Justice and diversity from diverse theological perspectives -- Particular issues in justice and diversity : theology

Arguably the most transformative force in contemporary society is the commitment to justice through diversity. A prime example is the change justice through diversity has brought on who enters, teaches, and administers the university. It has changed the content of what is taught and the mission statments that define the purpose of higher education. What is rarely defined, however, is justice and how it is related to diversity. If justice is equality, are all differences in race, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, religion and culture equal? Should such differences be weighted differently and thus hierarchically? On what basis are those differences to be weighted and ranked to ensure equality? Contemporary scholars explore these questions and others in an attempt to understand one of the central commitments in the modern world. -- Provided by publisher.