The New Dark Age

Name: The New Dark Age
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ISBN: 9781509568321

Why Liberals Must Win the Culture Wars

Nigel Biggar

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English

Polity Press
26 May 2026

Social & political philosophy; Cultural studies; Politics & government

In an increasingly polarized age, culture wars are everywhere. They are often dismissed as superficial or confected disagreements designed to distract us from more important issues. Is this true, or are they actually more fundamental than that?

In this thoughtful and passionate intervention, renowned theologian and moral philosopher Nigel Biggar argues that the 'culture wars' are in fact political and moral debates that cut to the very quick of some of the most substantial questions of our time, ranging from the welfare of children to the way we conceive and manage ethnic and cultural differences in diverse societies. The fact that these debates are so often characterized by bad faith, lack of scruple and mindless abuse exposes the rot at the heart of the intellectual culture of the West, most especially in universities. The authoritarian suppression and the smearing of isolated dissidents, combined with the intimidation of a conflict-averse majority of bystanders, are alarming symptoms of a dangerous reality: our hard-won and fragile liberal culture of rational truth-seeking and good faith civility is under serious threat. A new dark age looms.

Mixing first-hand experience with broad ethical, political and cultural reflection, this is a powerful and erudite polemic from one of our most respected thinkers. No one who cares about the future of Western civilization can afford to miss it.

Also available as an audiobook.

By: Nigel Biggar
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9781509568321
ISBN 10: 1509568328
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 26 May 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nigel Biggar is Emeritus Regius Professor in the University of Oxford and Fellow of Christ Church. He founded in Oxford the MacDonald Institute for the study of Ethics and Empire. He is now a Fellow of St Cross College Oxford - author, lecturer and broadcaster throughout the English speaking world. After many acclaimed academic books, he wrote and published the bestselling Colonialism.

Reviews for The New Dark Age: Why Liberals Must Win the Culture Wars

The Telegraph 'Best Books of 2026 so far' ""Clear, well-researched and useful [...] it's hard to put this book down without a new desire that institutions would wake up and remember that they're supposed to be committed to the collective pursuit of truth"" Nina Power, The Telegraph ""Powerful"" Nick Spencer, Church Times