The far right denounces the European Union as anti-Christian totalitarianism, but Michael Daniel Driessen writes that the E.U. has its roots in Catholic universalism and a suspicion of the nation-state.
Michael Daniel Driessen
Michael Daniel Driessen is a professor of political science and international affairs at John Cabot University in Rome, where he teaches and writes about religion and politics.
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The Post-Secular Life: How Christians can both engage the world and be countercultural
In recent months Catholic intellectuals in Italy have been engaged in an important conversation about the political responsibilities of Italian Catholics. The conversation took on a certain urgency last summer following a heated debate about whether Catholic organizations, communities and families o
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Beyond the Benedict option: how Christians can engage while being counter-cultural
The secularization paradigm is no longer sufficient to explain our times.