Episode 312

Kevin Vallier - What Are The New Religious Threats To Liberalism?

August 6, 20251h 9m

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Show Notes

In this episode from 2023, Alex speaks with Kevin Vallier about his new book "All The Kingdoms Of The World", in which he takes a global view of anti-liberal integralist strands in political thought and warns of the consequences of following them toward a rejection of liberal freedom and democracy.

Episode Notes:

The conversation focuses primarily on Kevin’s book:
- https://www.kevinvallier.com/books/all-the-kingdoms-of-the-world-radical-religious-alternatives-liberalism/
Introduction to Catholic Political Integralism:
- https://thejosias.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integralism
Introduction to islamic political anti-liberalism
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism
“The Confucian Tradition and Politics” Youngmin Kim, Ha-Kyoung Lee and Seongun Park https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.991

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