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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2023
- Kevin Vallier, author of All the Kingdoms of the World: On Radical Religious Alternatives to Liberalism, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Kevin discuss Catholic integralism and other new and radical religious alternatives to liberal democracy, why the 20th century didn't spell the end of faith-infused political movements, the revival of religious politics in Russia, India, Poland, and Turkey, and how a religiously infused politics would operate in an increasingly secular America.
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While not necessarily radical, a niche topic I think would be interesting to delve into would be Distributism and Georgism, or Christian democracy. These topics are often intertwined, but a good author would be John Medaille, Adjunct Instructor in Theology at the University of Dallas, who wrote the book Toward a Truly Free Market: A Distributist Perspective on the Role of Government, Taxes, Health Care, Deficits, and More (Culture of Enterprise). Or Alan C. Carlson author of Third Ways: How Bulgarian Greens, Swedish Housewives, and Beer-Swilling Englishmen Created Family-Centered Economies - and Why They Disappeared.
I would like to see a conversation with the editor of Christianity Today, Russell D. Moore. Love to hear a conversation on whether he thinks Christianity will ever be viewed as separate from Republican politics. And on why he thinks we are seeing a dip in people identifying as a Christian.
Great topic that doesn't get nearly enough airtime. Hard to go deep in the time allowed, but valuable nonetheless.
The best words ever spoken about the intersection of Church & State:
Render onto Cæsar ...
I'd like to see Dr. George Alan Yancey, he's a sociology professor at Baylor, he wrote Compromising Scholarship, which explores religious and political biases in academia, and So Many Christians, So Few Lions a book that discusses anti-christan hostility and One Faith No More: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America which examines the schism between conservative and progressive Christians.
It'd be interesting to hear how the themes, issues, and histories have played out for the other Abrahamic faiths in America. Kevin provides a fascinating look into Catholicism, but what about orthodox Judaism or Islam? Are the intellectual thought leaders in those groups reaching similar positions regarding the rejection of liberalism?
A niche could be Joseph Grabowski from the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, I think he is also the Executive Director of the International Organization for the Family. I don't know if he has a book, but i have read several of his articles on third-way ideologies.
One person you could try is presidential candidate Peter Sonski, from the American Solidarity Party. It would be a niche since they focus on Christian Democracy and their ideology marries Catholic Social Teaching and Social Market Economy. it creates a unique platform that supports community, social justice, Pro-life stances, and environmentalism, alongside supporting a welfare state, and labor unions.
Is this not just a suntan but for the catholic church?
How this could work within the US- it can’t. I don’t see the epicenter of Liberalism transitioning to something else. Liberalism has to end first, the book must close.
There would have to be a full over throw of the US, or a break up where one part could adopt this. Hand maids tale style.
Yeah, totally, let's have a Zoroastrian state. That was the founders inspiration.
Of all of the things I can think of that might bring a higher quality of life to the average American organized religion is last on the list.
Organized religion is how people turned towards liberalism. Churches started to abuse their power.
Then you have no idea what religion or religious belief is, and have no idea how religion has shaped the civilization that you live in. As such, it's something you probably shouldn't opine on.
Stronger religious belief correlates with higher marriage rates, lower divorce rates, more children, less drug use, fewer seggsual partners, more voting, increased civic participation, and higher general happines. Considering this, organized religion would definitely improve the quality of life for our country. Pride parades, Tinder, and atheism are simply an unhealthy substitute.
@@LucidFL Religion turns people into liberalism. That was what happened in the 1960's as a backlash against the purtannical pushes of Catholic church in American society. People were still doing deviancy even when hiding behind religion. There was sexual abuse going on in churches during the 1950's and onwards.
@@LucidFL Amen to all of that. We were a better country and a happier and more stable people when there were higher rates of religious belief and specifically, Christian belief.
I’m sorry, but why can’t these ultra conservative religions govern themselves and not impose their doctrine on people who hold different perspectives. Why can’t they hold their own believers accountable to their shared faith? I go to a progressive church and have faith and values that are important to me. I am not without moral beliefs. But I realize other good people don’t share my religious beliefs, or may not have any religious beliefs per se, and I can still value and respect them as human beings. History shows what happens when people fight over religious beliefs. Think about The Crusades or how the Native Americans and many other indigenous groups were treated in the name of salvation. Think about the sexual scandals that have been uncovered within various church groups. I believe Jesus said simply go out and spread the good news. He didn’t say to try that and if not successful then it’s ok to kill people, enslave them, take their children and land away and remove all aspects of their culture, right down to language and traditions. Is this the kind of world we want for ourselves?
"I’m sorry, but why can’t these ultra leftist religions govern themselves and not impose their doctrine on people who hold different perspectives."
You are just describing "wokism" and "green/eco" to most people in 2023 here. Your entire paragraph fits like a glove.
@@MisterMonsterMan actually, I am not a fan of “wokeism” or “cancel culture.” I believe that any one religion should not take precedence in our government, including my own. And I think the government should be respectful of all the religions, as faith brings comfort and strength to so many people. I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state. You will get no criticism from me for having beliefs that aren’t the same as mine and I hope you can grant others that courtesy as well. I pray you have a blessed day and a happy life. 🙏🏻 : )
Here’s the problem. If you have a set of beliefs, and you feel passionate about them - you are going to want your country’s laws to reflect those values.
And if you do not care if those values are promoted in our laws, then you probably don’t care much about them.
@@sdr24 i’m pretty sure the laws we already have cover just about every awful thing people do to one another. The important thing is that everyone is treated equally under the law and that’s what the courts are for. We can only hope they get better at it. My job is to make sure that I keep myself in check and follow my beliefs. I am not to judge others and that’s made pretty clear in the Sermon on the Mount. I am content to keep myself in line. If everyone did that the world would be a better place. Good day to you!
If Christian's didn't impose their values on others, like every other ideological system, it would have ceased to exist. Stand up for your faith instead of pretending everything beyond your view necessitates slavery and murder.