Political Loyalties and Catholic Faith

About this episode

This episode discusses the meaning and history of various political alignments in light of Catholic theology.

In this episode of Take Every Thought Captive, Dr. Smith and Dr. Bulzacchelli discuss the meaning and history of the various political alignments, including "left" "right", "center right," etc. Once this terminology is defined the various alignments are evaluated in the light of Catholic theology. This episode is helpful for those Catholics (and others) confused by contemporary political labels. Topics: The French Revolution Liberalism Conservatism Revolutionary politics Subsidiarity Anti-clericalism The Enlightenment For more political philosophy from a Thomist, solidarism, and corporatist perspective visit: https://logosletter2022.substack.com/

People in this episode

Host: Jason Gale

Guests: Dr. Smith, Dr. Bulzacchelli

Topics covered

• political alignments
• Catholic theology
• French Revolution
• Liberalism
• Conservatism
• Revolutionary politics
• Enlightenment

Keywords

• political philosophy
• Thomist
• solidarism
• corporatism
• subsidiarity
• anti-clericalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic Studies Academy Podcast, Logos Letter

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