“But to look more closely at Berry’s words and his work is to see that his views are rooted in a fundamental conservatism, in the traditional sense of that term, despite the fact that he rejected that label. (That term, like so many others, has become almost meaningless in present-day politics.) Nevertheless, Berry’s essential conservatism can be seen in an interview published in 2012 in which he said, “To have good farming or good land use of any kind, you have got to have limits. Capitalism doesn’t acknowledge limits.”

To conserve requires limits. Even good things — perhaps, especially good things — must have limits. And limits are rooted in purpose. “

– from Tribute by Prior: religionnews.com/2026/09/0…