Responsibility has become the "queen of modern virtues, " WinstonDavis argues, even if there is no consensus as to what responsibility means. Thisilluminating collection of essays encompasses conceptions of responsibility aroundthe globe, as discussed by leading scholars in the fields of philosophy, anthropology, intellectual history, religious studies, classics, and law. Including"Law as Response to Thou" by Walter Brueggemann, "Jewish Philosophers afterHeidegger: Levinas and Jonas on Responsibility" by Lawrence Vogel, "The AmericanFounders' Responsibility" by Ralph Lerner, and "Religious Freedom and CivicResponsibility" by Amy Gutmann, Taking Responsibility provides a rich dialogue ofdiverse voices describing the many historical senses of responsibility as well asthe vastly different approaches to being responsible that we experience in themodern world.