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Liberals blame the retreat of the liberal world order on populists
at home and authoritarian leaders abroad. Only liberalism, so they
claim, can defend the rules-based international system against
demagogy, corruption and nationalism. This provocative book
contends that the liberal world order is illiberal and undemocratic
- intolerant about the cultural values of ordinary people in the
West and elsewhere while concentrating power in the hands of
unaccountable Western elites and Western-dominated institutions.
Under the influence of contemporary liberalism, the international
system is fuelling economic injustice, social fragmentation and a
worldwide "culture war" between globalists and nativists. Liberals,
far from defending rules, have broken international law and imposed
their version of market fundamentalism and democracy promotion by
military means. Liberal "civilisation" has fuelled resentment
across the world by imposing a narrow worldview that pits cultures
against one another. To avoid a descent into a violent culture
clash, this book proposes radical ideas for international order
that take the form of cultural commonwealths - social bonds and
crossborder cultural ties on which international trust and
cooperation depends. The book's defence of an older order against
both liberals and nationalists will speak to all readers trying to
understand our age of anger. This book will be of key interest to
scholars, students and readers of liberalism, political theory and
democracy, and more broadly to comparative politics and
international relations.
The current economic crisis stems from a deeper crisis of cultural
imagination and civilisational ethics: here is the starting point
of this collection of essays which draw a new political economy
facing the crisis of Western civilization. This book gathers
together a range of audacious and provocative readings of Caritas
in Veritate, the first papal encyclical that addresses issues
immediately relevant for politic, economic, and social theory.
These readings embody the kind of fruitful dialogue Pope Benedict
XVI wanted to generate with his radical discourse for an
alternative political economy.
This book presents the first debate between the contemporary
movement Radical Orthodoxy and Eastern Orthodox theologians.
Leading international scholars offer new insights and reflections
on a wide range of contemporary issues from a specifically
theological and philosophical perspective. The ancient notion of
divine Wisdom (Sophia) serves as a common point of reference in
this encounter. Both Radical and Eastern Orthodoxy agree that the
transfiguration of the world through the Word is at the very centre
of the Christian faith. The book explores how this process of
transformation can be envisaged with regard to epistemological,
ontological, aesthetical, ecclesiological and political questions.
Contributors to this volume include Rowan Williams, John Milbank,
Antoine Arjakovsky, Michael Northcott, Nicholas Loudovikos, Andrew
Louth and Catherine Pickstock.
This book presents the first debate between the contemporary
movement Radical Orthodoxy and Eastern Orthodox theologians.
Leading international scholars offer new insights and reflections
on a wide range of contemporary issues from a specifically
theological and philosophical perspective. The ancient notion of
divine Wisdom (Sophia) serves as a common point of reference in
this encounter. Both Radical and Eastern Orthodoxy agree that the
transfiguration of the world through the Word is at the very centre
of the Christian faith. The book explores how this process of
transformation can be envisaged with regard to epistemological,
ontological, aesthetical, ecclesiological and political questions.
Contributors to this volume include Rowan Williams, John Milbank,
Antoine Arjakovsky, Michael Northcott, Nicholas Loudovikos, Andrew
Louth and Catherine Pickstock.
This book analyzes the state of global governance in the current
geopolitical environment. It evaluates the main challenges and
discusses potential opportunities for compromise in international
cooperation. The book's analysis is based on the universal criteria
of global political stability and the UN framework of sustainable
development. By examining various global problems, including global
economic inequality, legal and political aspects of access to
resources, international trade, and climate change, as well as the
attendant global economic and political confrontations between key
global actors, the book identifies a growing crisis and the
pressing need to transform the current system of global governance.
In turn, it discusses various instruments, measures and
international regulation mechanisms that can foster international
cooperation in order to overcome global problems. Addressing a
broad range of topics, e.g. the international environmental regime,
global financial problems, issues in connection with the energy
transition, and the role of BRICS countries in global governance,
the book will appeal to scholars in international relations,
economics and law, as well as policy-makers in government offices
and international organizations.
This book analyzes the state of global governance in the current
geopolitical environment. It evaluates the main challenges and
discusses potential opportunities for compromise in international
cooperation. The book's analysis is based on the universal criteria
of global political stability and the UN framework of sustainable
development. By examining various global problems, including global
economic inequality, legal and political aspects of access to
resources, international trade, and climate change, as well as the
attendant global economic and political confrontations between key
global actors, the book identifies a growing crisis and the
pressing need to transform the current system of global governance.
In turn, it discusses various instruments, measures and
international regulation mechanisms that can foster international
cooperation in order to overcome global problems. Addressing a
broad range of topics, e.g. the international environmental regime,
global financial problems, issues in connection with the energy
transition, and the role of BRICS countries in global governance,
the book will appeal to scholars in international relations,
economics and law, as well as policy-makers in government offices
and international organizations.
Liberals blame the retreat of the liberal world order on populists
at home and authoritarian leaders abroad. Only liberalism, so they
claim, can defend the rules-based international system against
demagogy, corruption and nationalism. This provocative book
contends that the liberal world order is illiberal and undemocratic
- intolerant about the cultural values of ordinary people in the
West and elsewhere while concentrating power in the hands of
unaccountable Western elites and Western-dominated institutions.
Under the influence of contemporary liberalism, the international
system is fuelling economic injustice, social fragmentation and a
worldwide "culture war" between globalists and nativists. Liberals,
far from defending rules, have broken international law and imposed
their version of market fundamentalism and democracy promotion by
military means. Liberal "civilisation" has fuelled resentment
across the world by imposing a narrow worldview that pits cultures
against one another. To avoid a descent into a violent culture
clash, this book proposes radical ideas for international order
that take the form of cultural commonwealths - social bonds and
crossborder cultural ties on which international trust and
cooperation depends. The book's defence of an older order against
both liberals and nationalists will speak to all readers trying to
understand our age of anger. This book will be of key interest to
scholars, students and readers of liberalism, political theory and
democracy, and more broadly to comparative politics and
international relations.
Following Labour's defeat at the polls in 2015, and at time when
the Party is attempting to redefine its meaning, values and even
identity, there is an urgent need for fresh thinking. Most people
agree that a new start is needed. But in which direction should
Labour turn? A crucial conversation is beginning, and it is in this
fluid and volatile context that Blue Labour ideas could make a
crucial difference. Seeking to move beyond the centrist pragmatism
of both Blair and Cameron, and attempting to inject into politics a
newfound passion and significance with which people can truly
engage, this essential work speaks to the needs of diverse people
and communities across the country. Critiquing the dominance in
Britain of a social-cultural liberalism linked to the left and a
free-market liberalism associated with the right, Blue Labour
blends a 'progressive' commitment to greater economic equality with
a more 'conservative' disposition emphasising personal loyalty,
family, community and locality. It is the manifesto of a vital new
force in politics: one that could define the thinking of the next
generation and beyond.
"This book does nothing less than to set new standards in combining
philosophical with political theology. Pabst?'s argument about
rationality has the potential to change debates in philosophy,
politics, and religion." (from the foreword) This comprehensive and
detailed study of individuation reveals the theological nature of
metaphysics. Adrian Pabst argues that ancient and modern
conceptions of "being" -- or individual substance -- fail to
account for the ontological relations that bind beings to each
other and to God, their source. On the basis of a genealogical
account of rival theories of creation and individuation from Plato
to postmodernism, Pabst proposes that the Christian Neo-Platonic
fusion of biblical revelation with Greco-Roman philosophy fulfills
and surpasses all other ontologies and conceptions of
individuality.
Synopsis: This collection of essays outlines a newpolitical
economy. Twenty years after the demise of Soviet communism, the
globalrecession into which free-market capitalism has plunged the
worldeconomyprovides a unique opportunity to chart analternative
path. Both the left-wing adulation of centralized statism and
theright-wing fetishization of market liberalism are part of a
secular logicthatis collapsing under the weight of its own inner
contradictions. It issurelyno coincidence that the crisis of global
capitalism occurs at the same time asthe crisis of secular
modernity. Buildingon the tradition of Catholic social teaching
since the groundbreakingencyclicalRerum Novarum(1891), PopeBenedict
XVI'sCaritas in Veritateis the most radical intervention in
contemporarydebates on the future of economics, politics, and
society.Benedict outlines aCatholic "third way" that combines
strict limits on state and market power witha civil economy
centered on mutualistbusinesses, cooperatives, credit unions, and
other reciprocal arrangements. Hiscall for a civil economy also
representsa radical"middle" position between an exclusively
religious and a strictlysecular perspective. Thus, Benedict's
vision for an alternative politicaleconomy resonates with people of
all faiths and none. Endorsements: "The current economic crisis is
in fact a deeper crisis of cultural imagination and civilizational
ethics. This collection of bold and provocative readings of Caritas
in Veritate displays an intellectual verve unafraid to think beyond
the fragmentations of modernity. By fully exploring the ontology of
communion and gift, I believe this collection bears witness to the
kind of daring discourse Pope Benedict XVI wanted to ignite. What
is more, I believe the essays exemplify the kind of fruitful
dialogue needed, not only for an adequate response to the crisis of
Western civilization, but also to realize an economy that would
facilitate the flourishing of the human heart. Adrian Pabst is to
be commended for realizing this collection of excellent essays."
-Javier Martinez Fernandez Archbishop of Granada "Anyone interested
in finding a 'third way' between today's barely regulated
capitalism and state socialism will find much to reward them in
this collection. It goes beyond the rigid limitations of
contemporary liberal thinking in order to explore some of the
crucial resources, intellectual and cultural, that we need to
devise a new politics of the Left." -Charles Taylor author of A
Secular Age "Caritas in Veritate is the first papal encyclical that
addresses issues immediately relevant for economic and social
theory. It also embodies challenges that concern directly the
academic community of economists, in particular the nature and
scope of the firm, the market and profit. The reading of this
important book is the best way for engaging with these themes and
discovering the significance of Caritas in Veritate in the present
theoretical debate." -Luigino Bruni co-author of Civil Economy
Author Biography: Adrian Pabst is Lecturer in Politics at the
University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, and teaches political economy
at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lille (Sciences Po), France.
He is the author of Metaphysics: The Creation of Hierarchy (2012).
Contemporary politics is dominated by a liberal creed that
champions 'negative liberty' and individual happiness. This creed
undergirds positions on both the right and the left - free-market
capitalism, state bureaucracy and individualism in social life. The
triumph of liberalism has had the effect of subordinating human
association and the common good to narrow self-interest and
short-term utility. By contrast, post-liberalism promotes
individual fulfilment and mutual flourishing based on shared goals
that have more substantive content than the formal abstractions of
liberal law and contract, and yet are also adaptable to different
cultural and local traditions. In this important book, John Milbank
and Adrian Pabst apply this analysis to the economy, politics,
culture, and international affairs. In each case, having diagnosed
the crisis of liberalism, they propose post-liberal alternatives,
notably new concepts and fresh policy ideas. They demonstrate that,
amid the current crisis, post-liberalism is a programme that could
define a new politics of virtue and the common good.
The two dominant conceptions of political economy are based on
either reducing political decisions to rational-choice reasoning
or, conversely, reducing economic structures and phenomena to the
realm of politics. In this book, Adrian Pabst and Roberto Scazzieri
contend that neither conception is convincing and argue for a
fundamental rethinking of political economy. Developing a new
approach at the interface of economic theory and political thought,
the book shows that political economy covers a plurality of
dimensions, which reflect internal hierarchies and multiple
relationships within the economic and political sphere. The
Constitution of Political Economy presents a new, richer conception
of political economy that draws on a range of thinkers from the
history of political economy, recognising the complex embedding of
the economy and the polity in society. Effective policy-making has
to reflect this embedding and rests on the interdependence between
local, national, and international actors to address multiple
systemic crises.
Contemporary politics is dominated by a liberal creed that
champions 'negative liberty' and individual happiness. This creed
undergirds positions on both the right and the left - free-market
capitalism, state bureaucracy and individualism in social life. The
triumph of liberalism has had the effect of subordinating human
association and the common good to narrow self-interest and
short-term utility. By contrast, post-liberalism promotes
individual fulfilment and mutual flourishing based on shared goals
that have more substantive content than the formal abstractions of
liberal law and contract, and yet are also adaptable to different
cultural and local traditions. In this important book, John Milbank
and Adrian Pabst apply this analysis to the economy, politics,
culture, and international affairs. In each case, having diagnosed
the crisis of liberalism, they propose post-liberal alternatives,
notably new concepts and fresh policy ideas. They demonstrate that,
amid the current crisis, post-liberalism is a programme that could
define a new politics of virtue and the common good.
Key Selling Points The VERITAS series is an exciting new venture
between SCM Press and the Centre for Philosophy and Theology at
Nottingham University. The first major international symposium on
the Pope's book on Jesus, one of the major religious publishing
events of our time. An excellent cast of contributors from a
variety of disciplines and countries. The Veritas Series brings to
market original volumes all engaging in critical questions of
pressing concern to both philosophers, theologians, biologists,
economists and more. The series aims to illustrate that without
theology, something essential is lost in our account of such
categories - not only in an abstract way but in the way in which we
inhabit the world. The Veritas Series refuses to accept
disciplinary isolation: both for theology and for other
disciplines. The Pope and Jesus of Nazareth brings together some of
the leading scholars in Britain, continental Europe and the USA to
highlight the insights and limits of the Pope's reflection on
Jesus. It engages with the book from critical, cross-disciplinary
and different faith perspectives. The objective is to generate a
wider debate on the issues raised and to make a substantial
contribution to contemporary thinking on Jesus. Angus Paddison is
Theology Lecturer at the University of Winchester. Adrian Pabst is
a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at the Department of
Theology and Religious Studies in the University of Nottingham.
Series Editors: Connor Cunningham (Centre for Philosophy and
Theology, Nottingham) and Peter C. Candler (Baylor University,
Waco, Texas).
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