Public Righteousness
Public Righteousness by Abimbola A. Adelakun, published by Wipf and Stock Publishers on May 25, 2023, is a thought-provoking exploration of ethics within the context of public culture. This 234-page book delves into the complexities of virtue and the desire for a more righteous society, addressing how these aspirations manifest in public displays. Adelakun re-structures the discourse surrounding public virtue, aiming to create a framework that challenges self-righteousness and promotes a more genuine expression of ethical behavior.
Readers will find an in-depth engagement with the work of social ethicist Nimi Wariboko, as the book examines the concept of public righteousness through a lens of performative ethics. This approach emphasizes the importance of intellectual and moral competence in fostering a society that values rectitude and human flourishing. By addressing themes related to religion, Christian theology, and ethics, Public Righteousness presents a nuanced perspective on how individuals can contribute to a more virtuous public life.
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Public Righteousness: The Performative Ethics of Human Flourishing is driven by the idea that part of what manifests as a disorderly display of virtue in public culture is underlined by the desire to see a more righteous society and an expression of the will to enact such an ideal world into reality. This book re-structures the ferment of such public displays and fashions an ethic that overturns the ostentatious signals of self-righteousness and the fierce contest of animating visions. This book engages the work of social ethicist Nimi Wariboko to explore an idea of public righteousness. In place of smug superiority and phony pieties, the performative ethics that inaugurate this public righteousness offer an intellectual and moral competence that establishes rectitude and culminates in human flourishing.
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