Contribution to Book
American Gun Culture Encounters Christian Ethics: A Clash of Narratives
Understanding America's Gun Culture (Second Edition)
Description
The ethical debate about guns in America is permeated by political individualism. Public arguments for both greater gun control or more extensive gun liberty both assume the government faces it citizens fundamentally as individuals who bear rights and suffer benefits and harms. Because of the atomistic nature of individualist discourse, it is little wonder the debate does not take us very far.
In this chapter, I will interpret some central rhetorical and behavioral practices regarding guns in America as manifestations of distinct “theo-ethical visions” in contention. By a “theo-ethical vision” I intend in part the effort to bring out the underlying vision of persons in society on which these practices rest, though often in inchoate form.
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Publisher
Lexington Books
Citation Information
Mark Ryan. "American Gun Culture Encounters Christian Ethics: A Clash of Narratives" London, EnglandUnderstanding America's Gun Culture (Second Edition) (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark-ryan/12/
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