A Brief Inquiry into the Meaning of Sin and Faith

by John Rawls, Thomas Nagel (Editor)

Overview

John Rawls never published anything about his own religious beliefs, but after his death two texts were discovered which shed extraordinary light on the subject. A Brief Inquiry into the Meaning of Sin and Faith is Rawls's undergraduate senior thesis, submitted in December 1942, just before he entered the army. The present volume includes these two texts, together with an Introduction by Joshua Cohen and Thomas Nagel, which discusses their relation to Rawls's published work, and an essay by Robert Merrihew Adams, which places the thesis in its theological context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674054486
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	03/31/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	439 KB

About the Author

Thomas Nagel is University Professor, Professor of Law, and Professor of Philosophy at New York University.

Joshua Cohen is Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society at Stanford University and editor of Boston Review.

Thomas Nagel is University Professor, Professor of Law, and Professor of Philosophy at New York University.

Robert Merrihew Adams is Clark Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, Yale University.

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Joshua Cohen and Thomas Nagel The Theological Ethics of the Young Rawls and Its Background Robert Merrihew Adams A BRIEF INQUIRY INTO THE MEANING OF SIN AND FAITH A Note on the Text Preface Chapter One: A General Prospectus Chapter Two: Vindication of the Natural Cosmos Chapter Three: The Extended Natural Cosmos Chapter Four: The Meaning of Sin Chapter Five: The Meaning of Faith Bibliography ON MY RELIGION Index