The Apocalypse of the Sovereign Self

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The prevalent tendency in our society to overestimate individual freedom is wreaking havoc on personal happiness and threatening to bring down Western culture. This culture is built on a Judeo-Christian foundation and it will not survive the dismantling of that foundation.

Fr. Longenecker concludes his interview with author and friend of René Girard with a discussion of Gil Bailie’s new book The Apocalypse of the Sovereign Self (336 pages, Angelico Press, 2023). See the first part of the interview here.

The title of your new book is intriguing. The Apocalypse of the Sovereign Self. What is the sovereign self and why apocalypse?

Continued below.

The Apocalypse of the Sovereign Self

The prevalent tendency in our society to overestimate individual freedom is wreaking havoc on personal happiness and threatening to bring down Western culture. This culture is built on a Judeo-Christian foundation and it will not survive the dismantling of that foundation. (essay by Dwight...

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