The AWARE saga : civil society and public morality in Singapore



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

2011

The AWARE saga : civil society and public morality in Singapore

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"In this book, academics and public intellectuals examine the AWARE saga within the context of Singapore's civil society, considering the political and historical background and how the issues it raised relate to contemporary societal trends. In addition to documenting a milestone event for Singapore's civil society, the authors offer provocative interpretations that will interest a broad range of readers"--P. [4] of cover

Subjects

Civil society--Singapore Association of Women for Action and Research Religion and civil society--Singapore Social ethics--Singapore

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Title
The AWARE saga : civil society and public morality in Singapore
Subject
  • Civil society--Singapore
  • Association of Women for Action and Research
  • Religion and civil society--Singapore
  • Social ethics--Singapore
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 2011
  • NUS Press, 2011
Contributors
  • Chong, Terence
Digital Description
application/pdf, 29782 KB, 192 p.
Table of Contents
  • Introduction / Terence Chong -- Making Singapore's liberal base visible / Chua Beng Huat -- Compensating for the abdication of the moral state? / Terence Chong -- Not quite shutting up and sitting down, the Singapore government's role in the AWARE saga / Azhar Ghani and Gillian Koh -- Who dragged Christianity into the AWARE saga?, observations on the role of Christians, value pluralism, and contestation in public discourse / Eugene K.B. Tan -- Blame it on the bogery, the Christian right's construction of homosexuality and the AWARE CSE Programme / Dominic Chua, James Koh, and Jack Yong -- The role of the media, investigative journalism in Singapore / Loh Chee Kong -- Strength in diversity, organisational lessons from the AWARE saga / Alex Tham -- Contesting feminism, the AWARE saga / Theresa W. Devasahayam -- Shut up and sit down! Stand up and speak out!, the AWARE EGM as performance of civil society in Singapore / Lai Ah Eng -- AWARE re-pluralised, re-secularised, transition to deeper awareness / Vivienne Wee.
Copyright
  • All rights reserved. NUS Press 2011