Isn’t the connection between Christianity and liberalism more about the relationship between the power of *the Catholic Church specifically*, so not the eastern churches for example, and its interest in breaking down competing sources of loyalty, such as kinship organization? Fukuyama also discusses that at some length.
That is the Henrich/Schulz argument. It is a specific and almost inadvertent byproduct of specific policies of the Catholic Church. The Siedentop/Holland argue is a different as it is about a uniquely Christian way of viewing the state/individual (which is more developed in the Western Church than in the Eastern Church but has commonalities across both).
Does Khan mention the liberalism of the Young Ottoman movement in his discussion of "liberal Islamic schisms"? Seems like a fairly clear case of Islamic liberalism falling from power due to contingent geopolitical events IMO.
A recent theory is geographic. Countries that have physical boundaries like mountains and water can defend themselves and develop independent though, but continental countries like in Asia develop empires which need repression to exist.
I think counties with cold winters have to work harder and think and trade more to survive. .Most top universities have long winters Religion is most effective for repression in poor counties.
Isn’t the connection between Christianity and liberalism more about the relationship between the power of *the Catholic Church specifically*, so not the eastern churches for example, and its interest in breaking down competing sources of loyalty, such as kinship organization? Fukuyama also discusses that at some length.
That is the Henrich/Schulz argument. It is a specific and almost inadvertent byproduct of specific policies of the Catholic Church. The Siedentop/Holland argue is a different as it is about a uniquely Christian way of viewing the state/individual (which is more developed in the Western Church than in the Eastern Church but has commonalities across both).
Does Khan mention the liberalism of the Young Ottoman movement in his discussion of "liberal Islamic schisms"? Seems like a fairly clear case of Islamic liberalism falling from power due to contingent geopolitical events IMO.
A recent theory is geographic. Countries that have physical boundaries like mountains and water can defend themselves and develop independent though, but continental countries like in Asia develop empires which need repression to exist.
I think counties with cold winters have to work harder and think and trade more to survive. .Most top universities have long winters Religion is most effective for repression in poor counties.