CHRIS INSOLE
(University of Notre Dame Press, 2005)
ISBN: 0268031754
“[A]n important and timely work. Insole succeeds in challenging some of the wholesale denunciations of liberalism in recent theology and exposes some of the more implausible claims of the radically orthodox.” Professor David Fergusson, University of Edinburgh
“Christopher Insole combines this new historical study of the roots of liberalism with a systematic defense of political liberalism in theological terms. His book is important reading for anyone concerned about how religion shapes the political thinking of leaders and people in the Western democracies today. This is a work that challenges us to think critically about what is happening to religion and politics everywhere in the English-speaking world today, with full awareness of the history that brought us here.” Theology Today
“The Politics of Human Frailty is a highly perceptive book which deserves to be read by theologians, politicians, church leaders, indeed by anyone interested in the defence of liberal values.” Times Literary Supplement
“Insole offers a theological justification for close partnership between Christians and advocates of political liberalism. Well-documented and scholarly, his book provides a broad brush approach and operates on a large canvas, historically and conceptually . . . [Insole] cautiously and modestly builds up a theological defence of political liberalism.” Heythrop Journal
“This book is a lucid presentation of the modern confusion over the concept of political liberalism. Insole’s book seeks to dispose of some longstanding cliches and stereotypes, its primary concern being the theological aspect of the issue from historical and contemporary perspectives.” Journal of Markets & Morality
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