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Resisting Throwaway Culture: How a Consistent Life Ethic Can Unite a Fractured People Paperback – May 15, 2019

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This is a book about hope in the midst of a polarized culture. Camosy begins with a hopeful starting point in the midst of a crumbling US political culture: two of every three Americans constitute an exhausted majority who reject right/left polarization and are open to alternative viewpoints. Especially at this time of realignment, we have been given a unique moment to put aside the frothy, angsty political debates and think harder about our deepest values. A Consistent Life Ethic, especially one which embraces Pope Francis' challenge to resist throwaway culture, has the capacity to unite people who for the last several decades imagined themselves in a polarized culture war. On issues ranging from hook-up culture, reproductive technology, abortion, euthanasia, poverty, immigration, treatment of animals, and mass incarceration, this book articulates a new moral vision in which a culture of encounter and hospitality replaces a consumer culture in which the most vulnerable get used and discarded as so much trash. At bottom, Camosy offers readers a golden opportunity to dialogue about what kinds of values should serve as the foundation for a new political culture.

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Camosy diagnoses America's current ills better than anyone and offers the most compelling and hopeful way forward of anybody I've read. Unlike a lot of pro-life activists, he doesn't shy away from the most difficult moral issues of our time. Indeed, he embraces them, even as he dismantles modern America's "throwaway culture." I don t always agree with Charlie on everything, but if you're looking for a coherent argument and compassionate worldview delivered by someone with the credentials to reach a sophisticated and cynical world this is the only book of its kind. --Matt Lewis, Senior Columnist at the Daily Beast and CNN Political Commentator

I m grateful to Charles Camosy for doing the hard work of trying to hash out what Catholic social teaching looks like in practice in the world as it is today. You don t have to agree with every word in this book to be inspired to do the same. This book is an exercise in moral civic responsibility and an act of love. --Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review

Camosy is a principled. smart, faithful and courageous defender of human life and human dignity. A lot of us talk about the consistent life ethic, but he articulates, demonstrates and practices it. If you want to understand how the throwaway culture challenges both parties, left and right, and every one of us, read this book. --John Carr, Georgetown University

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On issues ranging from hook-up culture, reproductive technology, abortion, euthanasia, poverty, immigration, treatment of animals, and mass incarceration, this book articulates a new moral vision in which a culture of encounter and hospitality replaces a consumer culture in which the most vulnerable get used and discarded as so much trash. At bottom, Camosy offers readers a golden opportunity to dialogue about what kinds of values should serve as the foundation for a new political culture.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ New City Press (May 15, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 150 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1565486870
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1565486874
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.9 x 8.4 inches

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I grew up in the Midwest (Kenosha, WI), but I'm now a bioethicist and associate professor of theology at Fordham University in New York City.

Especially in light of our polarized national conversations, I'm interested in building conversation, dialogue, and even solidarity between groups which sometimes find it difficult to engage. In particular, I want to show the overlap between 'pro-life conservatives' and 'social justice liberals.' I also work on exchange between people who identify as secular and those who identify as religious.

At the time I update this bio, I'm the author of six books and have written regularly for papers like the New York Times, Washington Post, New York Daily News, New York Post, and more. I write the "Purple Catholicism" column for Religion News Service and serve as a contributor for Crux.

I'm active on Twitter (@ccamosy) and can be reached at ccamosy@gmail.com

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Kristin Collier

what is the 'throwaway culture'?

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2019

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Professor Charlie Camosy writes this book for all of us concerned with ethical issues of the day - state sponsored violence, immigration, treatment of animals, climate change, euthanasia etc and presents a coherent way of thinking about them under one consistent ethic - namely a 'consistent life ethic.'

In his usual easy to read, engaging style, he takes on some of the biggest issues of the day and shows us how they are all connected. He shows us how many of our practices are rooted in violence and stem out of an all consuming focus on personal autonomy as the greatest good, a lack of vested relationships, and avoidance of burden sharing.

He presents the concept of a 'throwaway culture' - where in our modern day consumer driven culture - everything is 'thing-a-fied' and objectified and used as a means to an end, and then discarded when no longer useful or convenient for us. His antidote to this is a 'culture of encounter' whereby we open ourselves to others in a way to engage with them and recognize their inherent dignity. This approach transcends political and or religious affiliation.

An interesting and effective technique that he uses is that he also presents hypothetical 'counter-arguments' to his arguments at the end of each chapter, in order for the reader to 'on-the-spot' engage more deeply with what they just read.

I don't say this lightly, but this really is a 'must-read.'

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MelodyE.

Not what I expected...

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2020

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I was reading this book as part of an online STEP class through Notre Dame. The description on Amazon begins by saying the book is about hope and the byline of the title talks about uniting a fractured people. I did not find either. I confess that I only made it through chapter four which took me through "Sex Practices and Culture," "Reproductive Biotechnology," and "Abortion." Taking the course in the middle of COVID-19 probably made me a little sensitive to negativity and the fourth week on "Poverty and the Stranger" had us begin by watching a video of a homeless man dying on the street while people walk by. I put the book down at that point.

In the end this book is more about the darkest sides of the world, slippery-slopes, and why a Consistent Life Ethic is opposed to it. I was looking more for a view of the good that a Consistent Life Ethic stands for and how that lifts humanity up.

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Greg Metzger

Compelling, Inspiring, Thoughtful

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2019

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In this book, Camosy unpacts a lot of the themes of Pope Francis' pontificate and writing and applies them to American life. He looks at the political and cultural implications, and does a wonderful job explaining why Catholics need to be consistent with their promotion of human dignity and life. He offers reflections on a number of different topics. I think the best part of this book is how he crosses political and cultural lines to build a vision for a better society. Yes, this book is for Catholics, but it's also an important read for anyone who wants to see a more just and peaceful world.

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A Vatican 2 Catholic would love this book.

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020

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Disclaimer: I am a Baptist minister of the Gospel. The book was challenging. I often found myself reading scripture and weighing scripture against scripture to verify tenets purported by the author. The book was a slow read and often felt more like a selection from a seminary syllabus. Many precepts where scriptural based, but several were pure Catholic or Papal iso-Jesus drivel. A Vatican 2 Catholic would love this book.

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NMCKat

A must read for every Catholic who should know what it means to be truly Catholic

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020

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This is an excellent book; well written and clearly articulates the true moral compass of Catholicism. Sad to say but, in this day and age, those who think of Catholicism as liberal/progressive or conservative, do not have a sound understanding of what it means to be Catholic. Respect for human life and dignity is not boiled down to 1 or 2 issues to the exclusion of all others in the name of being progressive or conservative. The term for such is relativistic which Catholicism is not. CLE is what every Catholic is called to. Nothing less. Thank you, Dr Camosy, for shedding light on and clearly articulating our beliefs and mandates from none other than Christ himself.

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If only I was a conservative Catholic...

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021

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I understand the thesis and mostly agree with the idea that we shouldn’t be just throwing away stuff, people or any other God-given blessing. Where I differ is that I don’t see this thesis supporting prohibitions on contraception—especially if you want to end abortions. You can’t have it both ways, guys.

My hope was that the book would offer me practical ways to resist the culture where we just use and discard. However, my copy of the book came in a non-recyclable Amazon mailer. I knew then it was futile.

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Christopher C. Healy

A Critical Book for Our Times

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2021

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Resisting Throwaway Culture is a superb work. It engages you on the issues of culture, ethics and how to live one's life. You don't have to be a religious person to appreciate Camosy's work. His evaluation of America's growing secular culture that dismisses and tries to marginalize Judeo-Christian values isn't a dry polemic. Camosy gets rights into the issues of the day, offers clear insight and engages the reader into taking a position. The book has a steady pace and doesn't lecture, it engages. Anyone who wonders how we can move forward as a generous, loving people should take the time to read this excellent work.

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Michelle M. Connealy

Standard Catholic culture of life - with a heavy dose of patriarchy

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021

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Top line - yes standard Catholic thought process. However, spending the first four chapters -half the book - on sex and women’s reproductive freedoms is super typical. Ask women - who can’t reliably control when they are making their bodies available, to just keep the peace at home or being victims of outright rape, to give up options before making them safe or creating the conditions for economic independence is super patriarchal. Get to work fixing these conditions with at least the vigor you fight women’s choice. Even freaking kangaroos can choose when it’s a good time and safe to have a baby —

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