Among most theological conservatives, the main challenge presented by the modern world has been secularity. Their solution, therefore, is a “resacralization” of society—bringing God back into all spheres of social activity. Among most theological and political progressives, the primary challenge has long been one of inequality, a problem that has grown global over the last two centuries as the disparities of wealth and power in capitalism have grown and internationalized. For progressives, then, the solution is a redistribution of wealth and power with a preference for the poor and needy.
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