Liberal introduction: Jesus and Abraham
part 1. Liberalism and agape. Love and Mr. Lincoln
The image of God and the soul of humanity: reflections on dignity, sanctity, and democracy
The return of the prodigal?: liberal theory and religious pluralism
part 2. Replies to contemporary liberals and antiliberals. To Bedlam and partway back: John Rawls and Christian justice
A house divided, again: Dworkin and Singer on sanctity and dignity
The theory and practice of discomfort: Richard Rorty and liberal patriotism
Defending democracy without traducing tradition: Jeffrey Stout's "pragmatic vision"
The cross and democratic politics: agape, self-sacrifice, and human rights
part 3. Love, law, and modern moral issues. Euthanasia and capital punishment: Christianity and the right to death
Both Shylock and Oedipus: why many accounts of Christian complicity in the Holocaust are only half right
Keeping marriage sacred: the Christian case for gay and lesbian wedlock
Suffering the suffering children: Christianity and the rights and wrongs of adoption
Prophetic conclusion: Martin Luther King Jr.
