Politics for the Greatest Good: The Case for Prudence in the Public Square

* Policy strategist Forsythe campaigns for a recovery of the virtue of prudence---and for its application by lawmakers and citizens alike to bioethical issues. Addressing the ongoing debate among prolife advocates regarding the effectiveness of gradual vs. radical change, his case for an incremental plan for achieving legislative goals is based on Scripture, philosophy, and history. 304 pages, softcover from InterVarsity.

Clarke Forsythe (J.D., Valparaiso University; M.A., Trinity International University) is a leading policy strategist in bioethical issues and senior counsel for Americans United for Life, a national pro-life public policy organization. He has argued cases before federal and state courts and has testified before Congress. He has published more than fifteen law review articles and book chapters on bioethics and the law.

With a level-headed voice, leading policy strategist Clarke Forsythe speaks clearly into the fray of political striving. Here he campaigns for a recovery of a rich understanding of the virtue of prudence, and for its application by policymakers and citizens to contemporary public policy.

As Forsythe explains, prudence, in its classical sense, is the ability to apply wisdom to right action. In this book he explores the importance of applying the principles of prudence - taking account of limitations in a world of constraints and striving to achieve the greatest measure of justice under current circumstances - to the realm of politics, especially that of bioethics.

In particular, Forsythe applies these concepts to the ongoing debate among pro-life advocates regarding gradual versus radical change as the most effective way to achieve political and legislative goals. Drawing on the Bible, philosophy and the wisdom of historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln and William Wilberforce, he makes a strong case for a strategy of incremental change - or political prudence. As such, it has broad implications for political scientists and strategists both within and beyond the pro-life context.

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