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Resisting Throwaway Culture|Charles Camosy
Resisting Throwaway Culture : How a Consistent Life Ethic Can Unite a Fractured People
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Overview

This is a book about hope in the midst of a polarized culture.

Camosy begins with a hopeful starting point in the midst of a crumbling US political culture: two of every three Americans constitute an "exhausted majority" who reject right/left polarization and are open to alternative viewpoints. Especially at this time of realignment, we have been given a unique moment to put aside the frothy, angsty political debates and think harder about our deepest values. A Consistent Life Ethic, especially one which embraces Pope Francis' challenge to resist "throwaway culture", has the capacity to unite people who for the last several decades imagined themselves in a polarized culture war. On issues ranging from hook-up culture, reproductive technology, abortion, euthanasia, poverty, immigration, treatment of animals, and mass incarceration, this book articulates a new moral vision in which a culture of encounter and hospitality replaces a consumer culture in which the most vulnerable get used and discarded as so much trash. At bottom, Camosy offers readers a golden opportunity to dialogue about what kinds of values should serve as the foundation for a new political culture.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781565486874
  • ISBN-10: 1565486870
  • Publisher: New City Press
  • Publish Date: May 2019
  • Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
  • Page Count: 374

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