The Gateway Drug to Post-Christian Paganism

This points to their value in today’s debates. One of the striking lacunae on both the right and left wings of the Christian political spectrum is the general absence of any reference to the transcendence of God and the supernatural nature of the church. Immanent concerns rule the day. The pundits on both sides seem more concerned with making sure that no criticism goes unmocked and no critic's character goes unsmeared than with relativizing the affairs of this world in the light of eternity.