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postliberalism

postliberalism noun: a theology that emphasizes a narrative presentation of the Christian faith; postliberal theology.

Noun

postliberalism (countable and uncountable, plural postliberalisms)

  1. A 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. A 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

Forms of postliberalism

pluralpostliberalisms
alternative formpost-liberalism

Origin of postliberalism

From postliberal + -ism.

Questions about postliberalism

What does postliberalism mean?
Postliberalism means a theology that emphasizes a narrative presentation of the Christian faith; postliberal theology.
What part of speech is postliberalism?
Postliberalism is a noun.
What is the plural of postliberalism?
The plural of postliberalism is postliberalisms.

Words near postliberalism in the dictionary

  1. Postlethwaite
  2. Postlewait
  3. Postlewaits
  4. postlexical
  5. postliberal
  6. postliberalism
  7. postliberalisms
  8. postliberals
  9. postliberation
  10. postlicensure
  11. postligand

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