If Books Could Kill God And Man At Yale
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Sep 7, 2023 Delve into William F. Buckley's journey from Yale to conservative figure. Explore the impact and critique of 'God and Man at Yale'. Discuss the absence of religion in academia and controversial newsletters. Examine McCarthyism and fight against communism. Uncover omissions in economics textbooks. Analyze tactics appealing to old Yale alums. Critique social welfare and government intervention. Discuss the argument for free market capitalism and nostalgia for traditional conservatism. Explore the controversial book's impact and anti-Catholic sentiment at Yale.
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God and Man at Yale Overview
- William F. Buckley, Jr.'s 1951 book God and Man at Yale unexpectedly became a bestseller.
- It critiques Yale's supposed attack on religion and free-market capitalism.
Campus Panic Genre
- God and Man at Yale set the template for the campus panic bestseller genre in conservative writing.
- Similar books include Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind and Roger Kimball's Tenured Radicals.
Relativism in Buckley's Argument
- Buckley's arguments in God and Man at Yale are profoundly relativistic, despite conservatives' usual critique of moral relativism.
- He argues Yale should teach what alumni believe, regardless of truth.