The New Fundamentalists: The Intolerance of Tolerance

The topic: a diagnosis of what Pope Benedict XVI has called “the dictatorship of relativism” and a prescription for positive action.

Father Brandenburg argues that relativism is like a virus in the system, and that it is derailing the fundamental human institutions that build up society, such as marriage and family. He demonstrates how the current educational establishment, mass media, and government are often “carriers” of the disease of relativism, and gives clear principles for refuting the main arguments that come up in debate. The final section of the book outlines some positive steps that we can take to oppose relativism and build up the reign of reason, faith, and charity in society.