The Problems with Post-Liberalism

Over the past few years, some conservative Catholic theologians have reintroduced the political philosophy of “Catholic integralism” as the true social teaching of the Catholic Church, one even binding on the consciences of Catholics. These “neo-integralists” argue that governments must be subject to the spiritual authority of the Catholic Church, and for that reason governments ought to coerce the baptized to obey the Catholic hierarchy. We discuss the problems with this approach with Dr. James Patterson.Further ReadingWhy Postliberalism FailedGuest InfoJames M. Patterson is Associate Professor in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee. He is also a Contributing Editor at Law & Liberty, and president of the Ciceronian Society, an ecumenical fellowship of Christian scholars dedicated to the study of tradition, place, and “things divine.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com