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Combining discussions of political philosophy with real-world events, Lucas Swaine proposes solutions to the seemingly intractable conflict between liberalism and theocracy. He explores the nature and development of theocratic communities and the moral and political challenges they pose to liberal societies. Calling upon liberals to redefine and reassert the fundamental importance of liberty of conscience, Swaine argues that liberal societies can reinvigorate their own traditions while also assuaging religious conflict. Liberalism will become more appealing to the values and concerns of theocrats if liberals modify and clarify the commitment to freedom of conscience and take a fresh approach to conceptualizing and promulgating their principles, institutions, and laws. By opening a dialogue between theocracy and liberalism and offering strategies for interacting with politically ambitious theocrats, Swaine offers a new and vital perspective on the role of religion in liberal, multicultural societies

Today's rapid social and economic changes will negatively affect the EU if it continues to be unresponsive. The lack of political commitment endangers our system of universal values, pluralism and open-mindedness. Freedom of religion is under threat and cultural diversity needs legal protection. Meanwhile, religious institutions can play a role in mitigating the crisis by offering solidarity and reinforcing human dignity. It is important that politics provide answers for the future regarding democracy, values, the social market economy, and sustainable and inclusive growth. As the party of values, the European People's Party (EPP) should play a central role in ensuring solidarity, freedom of religion, pluralism and universal values.

Review essay on: Richard B. Miller. Terror, Religion and Liberal Thought. New York: Columbia University Press. 2011. Fevzi Bilgin. Political Liberalism in Muslim Societies. Abingdon/ New York: Routledge. 2011.

Intro -- Introduction -- Contents -- Liberalism and Its Future -- The Last Christian Settlement: A Defence and Critique, in Debate with Samuel Moyn -- 1 Right and Christian Politics -- 2 The Integrity of Christian Resistance -- 3 The British Version -- 4 The Achievements of the Last Christian Settlement -- 5 The Collapse of a Genuine Integralism -- 6 Rights, Christianity and Islam -- 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- The Politics of Purpose: Christian Alternatives to Liberalism and Populism -- 1 The Current Impasse -- 2 Why Liberalism Has Failed -- 3 Political Traditions in Disarray -- 4 The Two Faces of Populism -- 5 Liberal Trans-humanism -- 6 How Liberalism and Populism Converge Towards Soft Totalitarianism -- 7 Towards a Christian Post-liberalism -- 8 The New Politics of Purpose -- Bibliography -- Challenges for Post-liberalism: Can We Have a Politics of Virtue with God on the Bench? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Different Types of Liberalism -- 3 Different Kinds of Crises -- 4 A Common Cultural Crisis -- 5 A Pure Market Economy Per se -- 6 The Civil Economy -- 7 Can We Have a Politics of Virtue with God Still on the Bench? -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Transliberalism: An Alternative to John Milbank and Adrian Pabst -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Setting the Stage -- 2.1 First Line of Inquiry: Why So Negative? -- 2.2 Second Line of Inquiry: Beware of Imposing Morality by Law, Beware of Confessional Politics. -- 2.3 Third Line of Inquiry: Are We Sure We Want an Honor Society? -- 2.4 Forth Line of Inquiry: Is Socialism Really the Solution? -- 3 My Proposal of Transliberalism -- 3.1 The Lack of Heroic Charity -- 3.2 The Exclusion of the Poor and Other "Welfare Cases" -- 3.3 Social Charity -- 4 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Relational Aspects -- Beyond the Lib/Lab Societal Order: Toward a Relational Society? -- 1 The Issue: Beyond the Lib/Lab Welfare State.

Argues that an inclusive vision of God lies at the heart of Christian theology. This book also looks at the need of Liberal theology to stake a claim for the very identity of Christianity itself, showing how mainstream and inclusive values have always been a central strand of Christian thinking and represent the majority view.

This book argues that liberalism was founded on a set of premises borrowed from Christian theology. It is indispensable for any student of liberalism and early modern political thought as well as for scholars of liberal political theory and Christian theology.