Postliberalism and its Discontents (ft. James Wood)

About this episode

James R. Wood joins R. R. Reno to discuss the implications of his essay on liberalism and Christianity.

In this episode, James R. Wood joins R. R. Reno on The Editor's Desk to talk about his recent essay, “Liberalism Is Christianity’s Prodigal Child” from the June/July 2026 issue of the magazine.

People in this episode

Host: R. R. Reno

Guest: James R. Wood

Topics covered

• postliberalism
• Christianity
• liberalism
• religion
• spirituality

Keywords

• postliberalism
• Christianity
• liberalism
• James R. Wood
• R. R. Reno

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Things

Books & works: Liberalism Is Christianity’s Prodigal Child

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