# Chad Pecknold Catholic theologian at the Catholic University of America and a prominent voice in the Catholic integralist movement — the intellectual current arguing that political authority should be subordinated to the spiritual authority of the Catholic Church and that liberal democracy's commitment to religious neutrality is itself a rival theology. Pecknold is a regular participant in [[National Conservatism]] circles and a contributor to the broader post-liberal intellectual project. Pecknold's significance to the vault lies in the Catholic integralist strand of the post-liberal coalition: alongside Adrian Vermeule (Harvard Law), Sohrab Ahmari, and Patrick Deneen, he represents the theological case against liberalism that complements the political-philosophical case made by the NatCon movement and the populist-nationalist case made by the MAGA movement. These strands converge in shared opposition to liberal governance while diverging sharply on what should replace it. ## See Also - [[National Conservatism]] — the political movement he participates in - [[Christian Nationalism]] — the broader phenomenon of religious-political fusion