Not All Postliberalism Is the Same: A Response to Fr. Portella

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Over the past year, postliberalism has become a popular term surrounding debates about the relationship between liberalism and Christianity, particularly Catholicism. On June 11, 2026, Fr. Mario Portella published an essay here in Crisis Magazine called “On Postliberalism,” arguing that postliberalism is fundamentally incompatible with Christianity, citing Carl Schmitt as its protagonist.

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