postliberalism

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Etymology

From postliberal +‎ -ism.

Noun

postliberalism (countable and uncountable, plural postliberalisms)

  1. (theology) A theology that emphasizes a narrative presentation of the Christian faith; postliberal theology.
    • 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:
      […] 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.
  2. (politics) A political philosophy that critiques and opposes liberalism, particularly as it developed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
    • 2023 June 28, Ross Douthat, “How Do You Replace an Elite?”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      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.

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