Up with Authority: Why We Need Authority to Flourish as Human Beings
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0567020517 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Indeed, his reflections on how 'we live with fallible authority' which would always be in season, are particularly timely just now.--National ReviewOur postmodern era views authority as something to be grimly endured -- or simply overthrown. --Ronald Mawby, Whitney Young School of Honors and Liberal Studies, Kentucky State UniversityAustin displays an impressive range of learning. His clear, accessible and convincing analysis shows how moral, political, and religious authority brings order to society and beauty to the soul.--R. --R. R. We need not accept all of his premises to benefit from this wide-ranging essay, fortunately so, since the author at times plays the smiling contrarian who invites us all to revisit our assumptions. His clear, accessible and convincing analysis shows how moral, political, and religious authority brings order to society
He is the author of scholarly articles in political theology, ecclesiology, and social ethics, as well as two volumes of theological reflections on everyday life: "A Priest's Journal," and more recently, "Priest in New York: Church, Street, and Theology.". The Reverend Victor Lee Austin, Ph.D., is Theologian-in-residence at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City
A very topical contribution to the question of whether authority is needed and what it is good for.