Back in the 1960s there was almost universal acceptance among social scientists of the ldquo secularization thesis rdquo the belief that as societies became more modern mdash more economically developed technologically sophisticated democratic etc mdash they would become increasingly secular

James V Schall S J a well-known Jesuit political theorist who teaches at Georgetown University is the author of numerous books on political thought philosophy and education His newest book The Mind That Is Catholic is a learned insightful and stimulating collection of previously published