Name: The Ivory Tower and the Sword
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Author: Pinon, Santiago, Jr.
ISBN: 9781498235785

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Physical Book

Author

Santiago Pinon

Publisher

Pickwick Publications

Language

English

Pages

184

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9781498235785

Synopsis "The Ivory Tower and the Sword"

How can one be interested in social justice without participating in public protests? Must one go to jail for one's convictions in order to have integrity and legitimacy? Have academics succumbed to the negative connotations of the ivory tower by remaining in their cubicles, unaware of the social ills that threaten the very core of society? Or, is it possible for individuals who sit comfortably at their desks to have legitimate input into the evils that surround the cities in which we live? These are some of the questions that prompted The Ivory Tower and the Sword. By turning our attention to Francisco Vitoria, Santiago Pinon offers insight into a thought-provoking individual who was deeply concerned with the social injustices that his countrymen were committing. Living in the sixteenth century, Vitoria knew of the torturous practices that his fellow Spaniards had been conducting against the native peoples of the New World. Using the influence of his position as an academic theologian, Vitoria challenged these practices and held the Spanish emperor accountable for failing to intervene on behalf of the native peoples. From Vitoria we learn how to confront social ills from the ivory tower.

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