The Current Thing

James Orr - What Is Conservatism?

10.02.2023 - By Nick DixonPlay

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Fascinating conversation with Dr James Orr, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge. James talks about:-His conclusions from the recent NatCon conference-Whether there is any hope for the Conservative Party-Why the Tories have failed to fight the culture war -His definition of 'conservatism' -The flaws of liberalism -What role Christianity should play in our society -Where the Church of England is going wrong -Whether it's useful to be a 'Cultural Christian' -What he learnt from taking part in the Daily Wire's 'Exodus' series with Jordan Peterson-Why he went from atheism to Christianity -Why our 'culture of androgyny' is damaging relations between men and women-His thoughts on the mainstream media attack on GB News -Whether Britain is finished-How to win the culture war and lots more!Follow James on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jtworrHis Cambridge University page: https://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/directory/dr-james-orr

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