Patrick Deneen on the Failure of Liberalism and the Importance of Relational Living
The Sacred
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The Tension Between Catholics and the Dominant American Protestant Culture
As I matured and as my thinking about these two aspects of my kind of the mix of these things, I began thinking that there was in some ways more tension between these two commitments than I had initially realized. The more I entered into this deeper intellectual form and understanding of my faith, the more a kind of simple or potentially jingoistic American patriotism was called into question by aspects of my faith. And it will surprise some readers who know that I'm critical of aspects of the founding that I was a really ardent bicentennial celebrator.
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