George, Robert P. Conscience and its Enemies: Confronting the Dogmas of Liberal Secularism. Expanded edition. Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 2016.
Reading this for a book review for the journal Lex naturalis. George is a joy to read—something I could recommend to many of my contemporaries in these days of dying political discourse......
He is clearly a NNLT (New Natural Law Thinker) in his approach. I suppose I am an old curmudgeon about these things. I think the Old Lion Garrigou (as well as others) were better on the Natural Law. But there is much overlap. Alas, I think some of these debates are unfortunate indeed. But, I come from a school that has long debated with Scotists, various Nominalits, Suarezians, moderns, etc......
Anyway, George's book thus far is an easy but insightful read. Always good to have his level-headed wisdom when thinking about such matters. Greatest strength to my mind: his emphasis on the convergence between moral values and small government. I know what it is like to have a libertarian streak that overlooks the former. However, George is very right—fix, for instance, our societal ideal regarding marriage, and many other issues just are not even on the table, so to speak.
Anyway, more to come in the review for LN....