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A Free Society Reader: Principles for the New Millennium
Author(s): Michael Novak (Editor), William Brailsford (Editor), Cornelis Heesters (Editor)
- Publisher: Lexington Books (UK)
- Publication Date: 28 Aug. 2000
- Language: English
- Print length: 448 pages
- ISBN-10: 0739101439
- ISBN-13: 9780739101438
Book Description
A Free Society Reader rises to the challenge of freedom in the twenty-first century, offering thoughts and insights with significant implications for citizens of todays brand new world. Our eras most prominent figures in the fields of Christianity and liberty speak about Pope John Paul IIs vision of a free society, conceptualize Christianity and political economy, debate issues of democracy and the free society, and question the role of culture. Together for the first time in one volume, these preeminent thinkers provide inspiration and insight to scholars, students, and general readers charting the enormous changes the new millennium has seen.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This reader illuminates the critical questions at the juncture between the failure of socialism and the creation of a new society and economy. The discussion is dazzling, original and profound. It is exciting reading. — Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, Georgetown University and the American Enterprise Institute
Slowly, steadily, powerfully, a new way of thinking about the relationships among religion, ethics, politics, and economics has emerged in the past several decades. There is no better introduction to the creative groups of thinkers who are forging this new movement, which is as concerned for virtue and responsibility as much as it is for prosperity and liberty. — Robert Royal, Ethics and Public Policy Center
About the Author
Michael Novak, the 1994 winner of the Templeton Prize, holds a chair at the American Enterprise Institute and is the author of more than twenty-five books. He is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Forbes magazine. William Brailsford was on the senior staff of the Ethics and Public Policy Center from 1991-1998 and is a columnist for the Washington Times. Cornelis Heesters is a research associate at the American Enterprise Institute.
