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The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God by Eric Nelson (review)

The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God by Eric Nelson (review) Volume 42, No. 3, September 2021 87 own purposes, whatever they may be. Though there are undoubtedly valuable contributions to Rorty scholarship in these pages, given the rapidly growing secondary literature noted above, it is possible this volume will be overshadowed by other recent and forthcoming volumes that more carefully and thoroughly engage Rorty’s work and influence. The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God. Eric Nelson. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2019. 232 pp. $29.95 hard- cover. (Reviewed by Aaron Stauffer, Vanderbilt University Divinity School) Eric Nelson claims that political liberals following in John Rawls’s footsteps are unwittingly participating in the theodicy debate. Luck egalitarians, institu- tional egalitarians, and left libertarians all fail to offer convincing arguments for egalitarianism, in part due to the theological premises that are basic to— though unrecognized in—their arguments. Calls for egalitarian redistribution from political liberals are actually veiled Pelagian arguments. With Nelson’s fascinating book (and with Katrina Forrester’s equally brilliant genealogy of political liberalism) we appear to be in a post-Rawlsian moment. Nelson defines a Pelagian as a rationalist who so prizes human “metaphysi - cal freedom” that it vindicates God’s justice in the face of an unjust world http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Theology & Philosophy University of Illinois Press

The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God by Eric Nelson (review)

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Volume 42, No. 3, September 2021 87 own purposes, whatever they may be. Though there are undoubtedly valuable contributions to Rorty scholarship in these pages, given the rapidly growing secondary literature noted above, it is possible this volume will be overshadowed by other recent and forthcoming volumes that more carefully and thoroughly engage Rorty’s work and influence. The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God. Eric Nelson. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2019. 232 pp. $29.95 hard- cover. (Reviewed by Aaron Stauffer, Vanderbilt University Divinity School) Eric Nelson claims that political liberals following in John Rawls’s footsteps are unwittingly participating in the theodicy debate. Luck egalitarians, institu- tional egalitarians, and left libertarians all fail to offer convincing arguments for egalitarianism, in part due to the theological premises that are basic to— though unrecognized in—their arguments. Calls for egalitarian redistribution from political liberals are actually veiled Pelagian arguments. With Nelson’s fascinating book (and with Katrina Forrester’s equally brilliant genealogy of political liberalism) we appear to be in a post-Rawlsian moment. Nelson defines a Pelagian as a rationalist who so prizes human “metaphysi - cal freedom” that it vindicates God’s justice in the face of an unjust world

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American Journal of Theology & Philosophy – University of Illinois Press

Published: Apr 15, 2022

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