The New Puritans
How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
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Andrew Doyle
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Andrew Doyle
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Engaging, incisive and acute, The New Puritans is a deeply necessary exploration of our current cultural climate and an urgent appeal to return to a truly liberal society.
The puritans of the seventeenth century sought to refashion society in accordance with their own beliefs, but they were deep thinkers who were aware of their own fallibility. Today, in the grasp of the new puritans, we see a very different story.
Leading a cultural revolution driven by identity politics and so-called 'social justice', the new puritanism movement is best understood as a religion - one that makes grand claims to moral purity and tolerates no dissent. Its disciples even have their own language, rituals and a determination to root out sinners through what has become known as 'cancel culture'.
In The New Puritans, Andrew Doyle powerfully examines the underlying belief-systems of this ideology, and how it has risen so rapidly to dominate all major political, cultural and corporate institutions. He reasons that, to move forward, we need to understand where these new puritans came from and what they hope to achieve. Written in the spirit of optimism and understanding, Doyle offers an eloquent and powerful case for the reinstatement of liberal values and explains why it's important we act now.
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'A sober but devastating skewering of cancel culture and the moral certainties it shares with religious fundamentalism' Sunday Times
'Andrew Doyle has written a masterful broadside against the woke that will also discomfit the anti-woke, proposing to both the radical notion that rather than being identities, we embrace our status as individuals' Critic
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- ragingnutter
- 18-09-2022
Fair and Salient
Great summary of the "theory" of identity politics with engaging examples of unfairness. Really enjoyed the author's narration and contrast of the tenets of social liberalism and intersectional/critical dogma. Found the personal examples and anecdotes ( lived experience?) from Andrew's life to be a great way of illustrating both cancel culture in action and the opposite which we'll hopefully return to. Interested to see if we'll have a reasonable retort from the titular mob as we need open discussion to get along!
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- Daniel
- 09-01-2023
exceptional commentary on a poison within society.
entertaining and nuanced writing. I enjoyed it immensely. if only woke ears were not deaf to reason this book would snap the sleeping masses awake.
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- Shane Spruce
- 22-05-2023
Worth the read.
Brilliant analysis by a sound mind. Please read if you wish to understand todays world and how we bring it back to reason.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-09-2022
fantastic
Simply a must for anyone trying to get at the root of leftist extremism
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- John Armstrong
- 29-09-2022
An important work. All should read.
This book should be widely read. A well argued, if frightening analysis of woke authoritarianism.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-11-2022
Timely dose of eternal wisdom
Well structured and very engaging read. One truly hopes this becomes widely read and distributed, including through educational institutions. It's an exceptional work.
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- Elizabeth S.
- 22-08-2023
Fabulous analysis
Biggest shame of this book, is that those that ought to read it won’t ever do so.
A terrifically analytical and references deconstruction of woke excess.
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- Dr Warwick Vale
- 24-01-2024
Excellent dissertation
Complete thorough and entertaining. A great journey into wokism of the current age. Essential reading for the sceptical amongst us and those struggling with the cultural environment that we are now living in.
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- David
- 10-10-2022
Thoughtful criticism of the issues
I’m buying the book following listening to it read. Good narration, and now I need to read, mark and digest further.
If Andrew is said to be right wing his arguments haven’t been read, and he addresses important issues in a peaceable way.
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- Father Dave
- 17-11-2022
Exceptional!
This is certainly the best book I have read on the subject of critical social justice theory. Doyle is as thorough in his research as he is articulate. This book is a brilliant resource for those wanting to know how to understand and respond to woke ideology. It should be compulsory reading in high school.
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