‘A politics of the good’: Demystifying the political thought of John Milbank
Often caricatured and frequently misunderstood, John Milbank sets out his vision of a communitarian politics that challenges both free-market liberalism and populist nationalism
We are at a political crossroads: individualistic neoliberalism has reached the end of the road. As the gap between rich and poor grows and communities are left behind, populist nationalism beckons. Political theorist and Anglican theologian John Milbank tells me, in the book-lined dining room of his home near Southwell Minster, that simply reasserting individual liberal freedoms will not be enough to ward off the threat of authoritarian nationalism.
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