Since the middle of last year, I have been writing a series on political ideologies for the Politics Network of
UCCF: The Christian Unions in the United Kingdom. Today the final instalment in this series is posted:
Beyond liberalism. Recognizing that liberalism has failed to account for the true complexity of human society, especially the significant place of communities of all kinds,
has led many observers to abandon liberalism as an account of our
society and to seek something different—something truer to reality. But
post-liberals, as we might label them, are a diverse lot. The mere fact
of moving beyond liberalism tells us nothing of a final destination.
Some may embrace a form of socialism or even Marxism. Others may adhere
to conservatism, although even the conservative label encompasses a
variety of often mutually incompatible stances. Others may move towards a
form of political authoritarianism, perhaps based on a traditional
religious worldview, as in, for example, Catholic integralism.
Read the entire article here.
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