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Against Radical Orthodoxy: The Dangers of Overcoming Political Liberalism
Author(s) -
Insole Christopher J.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
modern theology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.144
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1468-0025
pISSN - 0266-7177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2004.00251.x
Subject(s) - liberalism , politics , orthodoxy , individualism , classical liberalism , invocation , epistemology , philosophy , environmental ethics , political science , sociology , law , theology
The article considers the critique of political liberalism offered by the Radical Orthodoxy movement. The first part deals with the claim that the underlying framework for the “secular” human condition ‐which would include political liberalism‐ is ontological violence and ethical nihilism. The second part of the article deals with the charge that liberalism leads to a social atomism and individualism which can be overcome with the help of a participatory‐analogical theology. I consider the invocation to unity, participation and transformation to be theologically incautious, and politically dangerous, in a way well understood by a tradition of political liberalism.