Return of the Strong Gods (Reno - paperback)

Author: R. R. Reno

ISBN: 9781684512690

Binding: paperback

Section: Political-Science

After the staggering slaughter of back-to-back world wars, the West embraced the ideal of the “open society.” But the populism and nationalism that are upending politics in America and Europe are a sign that after three generations, the postwar consensus is breaking down. The never-ending project of openness has hardened into a set of anti-dogmatic dogmas which destroy the social solidarity rooted in family, faith, and nation. The strong gods will return, Reno warns, in one form or another. Our task is to attend to those that, appealing to our reason as well as our hearts, inspire the best of our traditions. Otherwise, we shall invite the darker gods whose return our open society was intended to forestall.