postliberalism

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noun

A theology that emphasizes a narrative presentation of the Christian faith; postliberal theology.

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Meanings

nounpostliberalism (countable and uncountable, plural postliberalisms)

plural postliberalisms · alternative post-liberalism

  1. countableuncountablelifestyleA theology that emphasizes a narrative presentation of the Christian faith; postliberal theology.

    […] I will argue that the centrality of this conception of truth in postliberalism should lead the theologian to question the validity and usefulness of Lindbeck’s broader research program.

    1997 February, F. Leron Shults, “Truth Happens? The Pragmatic Conception of Truth and the Postliberal Research Program”, in The Princeton Theological Review, volume 4, number 1, →ISSN, page 26
  2. countableuncountablegovernmentA political philosophy that critiques and opposes liberalism, particularly as it developed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

    So the right of 2023 needs a theory for why, up till now, its elite-replacement effort has been so disappointing. And postliberalism tends to offers two answers, both connected to the baleful influence of libertarianism.

    2023 June 28, Ross Douthat, “How Do You Replace an Elite?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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