The opposite is totalitarianism in which the state dictates every dimension of life. The opposite social position to this is anarchy.
Civil society occupies the middle ground.
As a liberal, T. wants more than this Util. He says such values have historically varied. The rise of the Christian church subverted this center, convincing people that their most fundamental concerns were discussed in church. Christianity could not entirely replace the agora with the church, but medievalism certainly illustrated the hegemony of the church. Each of these claims was totalitarian or reductionistic.