Books in the Rights & Responsibilities series

These essays highlight where government will need to expand its authority in the fight against terrorism, where it risks overreaching, and how this might strengthen American society.

This collection of essays explores the notion of repentance in culture, focusing on individuals who have been excluded from society for violating its laws. Amitai Etzioni argues that denying people the opportunity to regain their standing through repentance exacts heavy social costs.

The Communitarian Reader: Beyond the Essentials brings together essays by prominent social thinkers reflecting on issues ranging from moral obligations to civil liberties after 9/11. The result is a book both practical and theoretical, and an essential guide for all interested in further exploring this important social movement.

'Voluntary Simplicity' is a response to the consumer culture and an alternative to it, combining the freedom of modernity with certain comforts and virtues from the past. This volume brings together a number of thinkers who examine the what, why and how of voluntary simplicity.

These essays highlight where government will need to expand its authority in the fight against terrorism, where it risks overreaching, and how this might strengthen American society.

In Law and Community, Robert F. Cochran, Jr., and Robert M. Ackerman explore the connections between individualism and communitarianism in American law. The authors argue that, though tort law is dominated by individualistic language, it has significant communitarian influences.

This anthology of original essays by prominent political scientists, philosophers, and sociologists systematically advances our understanding of the movement's agenda. Using Amitiai Etzioni's The New Golden Rule as the guidepost for organizing 'conversations,' the essays are structured around key questions that spring from Communitarian tenets.

Presents a collection of essays bringing together a group of scholars from diverse academic backgrounds to reflect upon the rise of communitarianism in the studies of law and society. This book critically assesses the communitarian perspective in order to gain systematic insight into its constraints and the opportunities it provides.

Investigates the definition, role, and decline of public intellectuals in American society. Drawing from a range of commentaries and studies, this volume demonstrates the importance of public intellectuals, and probes the question of how their voices can be effective in the social, academic and political climates.

Investigates the definition, role, and decline of public intellectuals in American society. Drawing from a range of commentaries and studies, this volume demonstrates the importance of public intellectuals, and probes the question of how their voices can be effective in the social, academic and political climates.

Although a prominent concept in a variety of religions, the perceived role of repentance in modern society is vague and inconsistent. This book questions the legitimacy of repentance as a religious concept today, and explores the ways in which its origins might facilitate civic usage of the idea.

This comprehensive collection contains essays from the nation's most respected thinkers, including Mary Ann Glendon, Senator Bill Bradley, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and many others.