Prophecy without Contempt

Cathleen Kaveny is Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology at Boston College.

Mark Noll, University of Notre Dame:
Through solid historical insights and careful moral reasoning, Kaveny gives her readers something that has become increasingly rare: a strong religious voice that points not to a shouted dialogue of the deaf, but to integrity, community, healing, and ways of getting along. It is an important book for the times.

John O’Malley, Georgetown University:
What a welcome book! Kaveny shows us a reality hidden in plain sight, the rhetorical form of the jeremiad, which is crucial for understanding how and why political discourse has become so sour and polarized. Her wonderfully fresh and important approach deserves to be pondered by all who hope to understand the public square today.