A brief reflection on the crisis of Progressivism*
Ingram Pinn Nowadays we often read and hear the word crisis ; it has become the main headline. It’s been discussing the intellectual and moral crisis; the crisis of society, the crisis of democracy, [the] Church crisis and even a rapid decline of the Western civilisation. Some of us may consider these concerns as alarmist and way too pessimistic, but having in mind the current situation, which is quite concerning, we simply cannot ignore the facts. Pretending facts don't exist, doesn’t change a single thing, it doesn’t change the truth. Yet, some seem to prefer to shut their eyes and continue living indifferently, as nothing is happening, or even quite the opposite, as optimists – as eternal progressives do – complain that we have been stuck backwards and we need to push forward to achieve progress. As the notable C. S. Lewis said, we all want progress, but obviously, the problem is that we don't agree with the direction; we, Christian conservatives, think that society is