![]() In his new book, Liberalism and its Discontents, however, eminent political scientist Francis Fukuyama sets out to defend liberalism in what may be its deepest sense: the focus on freedom as the highest political good that unites the mainstream American left and right.īoth major political parties, and most American Christians, have embraced this liberal perspective. ![]() More typically, in the United States, liberalism refers to left-wing political views, though “classical” liberalism references a relatively gentle variant of libertarianism. ![]() In its original sense, to be liberal is to exemplify the virtue of liberality, as in broadmindedness or generosity of spirit. ![]() “Liberalism” is a word with many meanings, some compatible with Christianity, some arguably demanded by it. ![]()
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