First, I thought your original takedown of Wolfe’s book was amazing and I completely agree with you - in fact, I was going to buy his book before I read your takedown, so thanks. Second, I have a couple questions. In your opinion, is it possible to work toward a larger Christian influence in society (even government) and believe that it could actually happen on a large scale (before Christ’s second coming) without it being a utopian vision or immanentizing the eschaton? Leithart has a podcast, Civitas, that is specifically trying to promote a “distinctively “ecclesiocentric” post-liberalism” - have you listened and, if you have, what’s your take? Lastly, as someone who is fairly ignorant to these debates, do you have any books you recommend to learn more about classic liberalism vs post-liberalism? Thanks for writing!
First, I thought your original takedown of Wolfe’s book was amazing and I completely agree with you - in fact, I was going to buy his book before I read your takedown, so thanks. Second, I have a couple questions. In your opinion, is it possible to work toward a larger Christian influence in society (even government) and believe that it could actually happen on a large scale (before Christ’s second coming) without it being a utopian vision or immanentizing the eschaton? Leithart has a podcast, Civitas, that is specifically trying to promote a “distinctively “ecclesiocentric” post-liberalism” - have you listened and, if you have, what’s your take? Lastly, as someone who is fairly ignorant to these debates, do you have any books you recommend to learn more about classic liberalism vs post-liberalism? Thanks for writing!
Leithart also had a good response to Deneen in First Things a day or two ago.