Faith and Capital is a show inviting Christians to participate in the struggle for global emancipation from capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism.
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Worldview, Freedom and the Purpose of Work w/ Jacob Alan Cook
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Jacob Alan Cook, author of Worldview Theory, Whiteness and the Future of Evangelical Faith, joins me for the final Faith and Capital interview! We discuss worldviewing, ideology, the limits of our knowledge and freedom. Are you an organizer, activist or student of Marxism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast. Amplify this content with an iTunes or …
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Defend Ka Louie! A Conversation w/ Ka Luis Jalandoni and Coni Ledesma
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Today we learn about the campaign to Defend Ka Louie! We speak with Ka Luis Jalandoni, Chief International Representative of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) and Senior Advisor to the NDFP Negotiating Panel; Coni Ledesma, member of the NDFP Negotiating Panel and MAKIBAKA International Representative; Eevee, member of the Glob…
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A little reflection on Mussolini, Pope Pius XI, fascism, imperialism and revolutionary faith! We discuss this interview a bit: https://www.npr.org/2015/04/24/401967360/pope-and-mussolini-tells-the-secret-history-of-fascism-and-the-church Are you an organizer, activist or student of Marxism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast. Amplify this content …
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Unsettling Mormonism w/ Nic
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Ever think to yourself, "Dang, Mormonism is suuuper settler colonial"? Well you've thought right! Nic, founder of the @Unsettling_Mormonism project, joins us to discuss how Mormonism views the land now called the "United States," the Indigenous peoples of past and present who have resisted US settler colonialism, and themselves, who they deem the "…
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Missionary Deaths and Martyr Complex w/ Brandon Bayne
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Brandon Bayne, author of Missions Begin with Blood: Suffering and Salvation in the Borderlands of New Spain, joins me to discuss the ways in which early Jesuit martyrdom was used to rally support for Spanish colonialism all the way to the present day and the American Martyr Complex. Are you an organizer, activist or student of Marxism? Tune into th…
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Indecent Theology: Marcella Althaus-Reid w/ Brooke Matejka
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Brooke Matejka joins us to discuss the work and thought of theologian Marcella Althaus-Reid. We talk about how all theology is sexual theology, Althaus-Reid's critiques of Liberation Theology and liberal feminist theology, her call for a materialist theology, and what it might mean for Christians to have an indecent theology. Brooke Matejka's artic…
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The Deacons for Defense and Justice and the Pendleton 2 w/ Too Black
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We do a little US history today with Too Black, writer, organizer and co-host of the Black Myths Pod. We discuss the history of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, then Too Black tells us about the current organizing effort concerning the Pendleton 2 who participated in the Indiana Prisoner Rebellion of 1985. SEND 2 LETTERS TO FREE THE PENDLETON 2…
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Black Socialist Preacher: George Woodbey w/ Charles Holm
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Charles Holm joins us to discuss the work, life and politics of George Woodbey! Our wide-ranging discussion includes Woodbey's journey from populist to socialist ideology, his organizing churches and workers, his understanding of the relation between black/Afrikan freedom and communist struggle for socialism, chattel and wage slavery, anti-blacknes…
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Utopia, Ideology and Responsibility w/ The Left Page
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Frank Lopez of the The Left Page podcast and I team up to discuss two short stories! The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursela Le Guin and The Ones Who Stay and Fight by N. K. Jemisin. We chat utopia, ideology, guilt, consciousness, political responsibility and more! Check out Frank's patreon here! Interested in organizing, activism or learning …
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Deconstruction or Decolonization? w/ Jo Luehmann
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Jo Luehmann is a public theologian, writer and podcast host who speaks on the intersection of oppression and Christianity. Together we ask, "Deconstruction or decolonization?" Interested in organizing, activism or learning more about revolutionary communism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast. Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating …
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Ex-Moonie Anti-Imperialism: Unification Church and the Assassination of Shinzo Abe
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Alisa and Hye Sung are participants in an anti-imperialist study group for ex-Moonies (former members of Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church). We discuss the imperialist origins of the Unification Church and Tetsuya Yamagami's assassination of Japan's former Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. Learn more about the Ex-Moonie Anti-Imperialist collective by m…
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Class, Solidarity, and the Limits of Speaking Truth to Power w/ Joerg Rieger
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Joerg Rieger is back! We discuss the necessity of marxist class analysis for theologians and Christians, the nature of Rieger's "deep solidarity," the question of rebellion vs. revolution, whether the United States can persist with socialism and decolonization, and what is needed in order for reparations to happen. Pre-order Rieger's upcoming book …
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Hush Harbors: Against Plantation and American Christianity
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Brandon Wrencher, Anthony Smith and Whitney Wilkinson Arreche are co-authors of Liberating Church: a 21st Century Hush Harbor Manifesto. Our conversation together looks at the role hush harbors played in enslaved Afrikan's resistance to plantation Christianity and the larger struggle against U.S. American colonialism. The book names eight character…
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Just and Unjust War - Christians for National Liberation
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This is a reading of a section from the Christian for National Liberation's new book A Commentary on the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church in which the CNL discusses the need for Christians to differentiate just and unjust violence, revolutionary and reactionary war. Check out the previous episode which was a full discussion on the bo…
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Commentary on Catholic Social Teaching - Christians for National Liberation
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Matt and Dean from the Magnificast podcast and Chase team up to discuss a recently published book from Foreign Language Press called Commentary on the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church by the revolutionary, Filipino organization, Christians for National Liberation. We discuss three of the chapters on poverty, the capital-labor contrad…
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Chase is starting a new podcast for folks interested in organizing and wanting to study revolutionary communism! Mass Struggle is a podcast on revolutionary theory for revolutionary practice. Check out the Mass Struggle podcast wherever you listen to podcasts or here: https://linktr.ee/massstruggle Instagram: @MassStrugglePod Twitter: @MassStruggle…
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White Christians and Gentrification w/ Greg Jarrell
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Talked with Greg Jarrell about his forthcoming book that looks at a particular church in Charlotte, NC, who "stayed" instead of fled with the rest of white churches during a period in the 1960s mis/referred to as "Urban Renewal." We discuss Christianity, capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy and more! HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTu…
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"No More Cathedrals" by Cesar Chavez
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This is a reading and short reflection on Cesar Chavez's speech, "No More Cathedrals." Find a collection of Chavez's speeches in An Organizer's Tale. Check out our first Chavez episode on self-sacrifice. HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube! Support the show and access r…
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Possession and Possessionlessness: Dorothee Soelle on John Woolman
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On the anniversary of Dorothee Soelle's passing, we continue: Possession and Possessionlessness. This episode is part two of a three-part series on sections from Dorothee Soelle's book The Silent Cry: Mysticism and Resistance and is on the 18th century, Quaker, settler, and abolitionist, John Woolman. Be sure to stick around for Part Three which wi…
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Self-Sacrifice and the Gospel of César Chávez
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Chavez passed away April 23rd, 1993. In commemoration of his work and witness, we read and discuss the words of Chávez around the topic of self-sacrifice. Check out The Gospel of César Chávez: My Faith in Action HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube! Support the show and …
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Bible in Red: Revolutionary Optimism!
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We're into the Bible again! Today we read some resurrection stories and discuss revolutionary optimism, nihilism, and idealist optimism. What must our hope and knowledge be grounded in? Practice, struggle, more practice, and more struggle. HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Yo…
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Physical Fitness, Discipline and Health w/ Esperanza Fonseca
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Proletarian feminist, Esperanza Fonseca, joins us today to discuss physical fitness, fitness culture, mental health, and becoming disciplined. Let's exercise (with politics in command). Check out Esperanza's work on the sex and porn industry and follow her on instagram: @proletarianfeminist! HUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotif…
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Becoming Faithful: a Good Friday Reflection and Meditation
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As we continue our journey through Holy Week, sit with us in the night of defeat for a Good Friday reflection and meditation on becoming faithful. Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube! Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapital Make a one time contributio…
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Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube! Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapital Make a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapital Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter, facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtu…
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We start our Holy Week off with a reflection for Palm Sunday on power and conflicting "kings," "dictatorships," and worlds! Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube! Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapital Make a one time contribution with PayPal: https://…
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Cultural Revolution and the Revolutionary Artist w/ Dave
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Preachers, poets, graphic designers, dancers, singers, painters, musicians, and others! There are lots of ways one might be an artist and creator, but to what ends are we making art? In whose interest does our art serve? d.c.R. Pollock (Dave) read Mao's speech "Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art" with us in preparation for our discussio…
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Our Principal Task, Mass Work, Winning the People's Trust
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This is the concluding episode of our four-part "Lessons from Lenin" series in which Chase reflects on three lessons generated from his reading of Lenin's What is to Be Done? For the final episode, we discuss the whats and whys of our "principal task," the need for a Maoist Party in the U.S. to be produced by real mass work, and what it will take f…
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Amateur Marxism and a response to "Why Maoism?"
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This episode is lesson #3 of a four-part series in which Chase reflects upon particular lessons generated from his study of Lenin's What is to Be Done? Lesson #3: The victory of the masses assumes the development of a party of revolutionaries, not amateurs, and of maoists, not other "marxists." The full essay "Lessons from Lenin: What is to Be Done…
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Comprehensive Political Struggle
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This episode is lesson #2 of a four-part series in which Chase reflects upon particular lessons generated from his study of Lenin's What is to Be Done? Lesson #2: Mass work, including our exposures, needs to be comprehensive and political, as opposed to merely economistic. The full essay "Lessons from Lenin: What is to Be Done?" will be released sh…
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Lessons from Lenin: Ideological Struggle
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This is the first of a four-part series, "Lessons from Lenin: What is to be done?" in which Chase reflects upon three main lessons (and a conclusion) from his engagement with this foundational text. The lessons and conclusion will be will be made available in essay form on patreon shortly! Why is ideological struggle necessary? What do economism, l…
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100 | Mysticism and Criticism and Self-Criticism w/ Breht O'Shea, Revolutionary Left Radio
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To celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast (plus bonus episodes/writings on patreon!), Chase and Breht from Revolutionary Left Radio discuss mysticism and the maoist method of criticism and self-criticism. In the end we connect our religious and spiritual traditions (Buddhist mysticism and Christianity) to this method forged through revolutionary str…
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In this episode, Chris invites listeners to reflect on Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapital Make a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapital Leave an iTunes rating and review. Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook. Email us: …
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98 | Bible in Red: "Revolutionary Determination, Militant Commitment and Proletarian Discipline"
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In this Bible in Red episode, we engage Luke 5:17-26 and discuss the importance of developing revolutionary determination, militant commitment, and proletarian discipline. Find the first Bible in Red episode here: "Combat Individualism, Serve the People" Links for a primer on the historical development of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, the necessity of i…
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97 | Biblical Studies and Interpretation: a Marxist Intervention w/ Dr. Christina Petterson
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Marxist scholar of Biblical Studies and Religion, Christina Petterson, joins us to discuss her essay "Apostles of Revolution? Marxism and Biblical Studies". We discuss the ways in which historical materialism is fundamental for correctly analyzing the conditions and contradictions in which the scriptures were produced, how both the scriptures and h…
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96 | Possession and Possessionlessness: Dorothee Soelle on Francis of Assisi
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This episode is the first of a three-part series on a section from Dorothee Soelle's book in The Silent Cry: Mysticism and Resistance. For this series, Chase will read and reflect upon a section of the text from the chapter "Possession and Possessionlessness" in which Soelle engages a particular Christian's life, faith, and practice. In part one, w…
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94 | Activist Study: The Mass Line
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In this episode, Chase reads through and comments on Section III of the Communist Party of the Philippines' (CPP) course "Activist Study": The Mass Line. This text is a great introduction for people who want study the mass line and develop mass work. It accessibly follows a question-answer format, eight questions in all. Find a paperback (or free p…
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Find the FULL EPISODE on "MASS WORK" now on the Mass Struggle Podcast. Find the document here: http://www.massline.info/ Support the work: patreon.com/faithandcapital Make a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapital Leave an iTunes rating and review. Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook. Email us: …
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93 | Bible in Red - "Combat Individualism, Serve the People"
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For the inaugural episode of our new Bible in Red series, Chase and Chris read and reflect upon Mark 10:35-45, we observe the individualist and opportunist tendencies within ourselves and among the US left, and we think through "becoming servants of the people." Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapital Make a one time …
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92 | Class Struggles in the USSR: 1917-1923 (Part One) w/ Cameron
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(ACCESS THE FULL SERIES NOW ON MASS STRUGGLE PODCAST) This episode is part one to a three-part series on Charles Bettleheim's Class Struggles in the USSR, First Period: 1917-1923. We hope you find this series helpful and check out Chase's 7 pg. summary of each section of this 600 pg. book previously released in patreon! Cameron joins me to discuss …
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91 | Religion and the Dialectics of Justice and Liberation
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After nearly three years of solo-podcasting, Faith and Capital is no longer just a Chase project. Chase is being joined by Chris as an official co-host! And to start off 2022, we thought we'd talk about how we understand 1) being religious and communist, and 2) the dialectical relationship of justice and liberation. Support the work and access Bonu…
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90 | Jubilee is not a metaphor w/ Geez Magazine
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Kateri from Geez Magazine joins the pod to discuss the soon-to-be-released issue, "Sound the Trumpet." We talk Jubilee and the importance of making Jubilee not just something we read about in the scriptures but something we ought to fight to realize historically and materially today. If the concept of Jubilee is to have any meaning for us today, it…
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89 | Advent 2021 - Fourth Sunday: "Two-Line (Faith) Struggle"
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Join us this Advent season as we are transformed through anticipation and preparation. May our hearts be turned with Christ's emancipating spirit toward the wellbeing of our world. Our text for the Fourth Sunday is Hebrews 10:5-10! Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapital Or leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/f…
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88 | Advent 2021 - Third Sunday: "The Ax is Lying at the Root of the Trees"
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Join us this Advent season as we are transformed through anticipation and preparation. May our hearts be turned with Christ's emancipating spirit toward the wellbeing of our world. Our text for the Third Sunday is Luke 3:7-18! Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapital Or leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faitha…
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Join us this Advent season as we are transformed through anticipation and preparation. May our hearts be turned with Christ's emancipating spirit toward the wellbeing of our world. Our text for the Second Sunday is Philippians 1:9-11! Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapital Or leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.m…
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Join us this Advent season as we are transformed through anticipation and preparation. May our hearts be turned with Christ's emancipating spirit toward the wellbeing of our world. Our text for the First Sunday is Luke 21:25-36! Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapital Or leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/fait…
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85 | Homebrewed Christianity: Q&A on Christianity and Marxism w/ Tripp Fuller
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Tripp and Chase are back! Christianity and Marxism? It's a Homebrewed Christianity and Faith and Capital mash-up for a follow up to our previous episode on being Christian and Socialist. This episode is a Q&A where Tripp and I respond to 10ish questions submitted to us by listeners on all things faith, the bible, revolutionary violence, process the…
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84 | Student Christian Movement of the Philippines w/ Kej Andrés
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"Follow Christ, love your neighbor, serve the people!" National Spokesperson for the Student Christian Movement of the Philippines, Kej Andrés, joins the pod to discuss the work and theory of the SCMP and the role the Filipino youth must play in the struggle for national liberation and democracy. Timeline: 00:05:14 -- the political and economic con…
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82 | Tax the Rich? w/ Chris
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Comrade and chaplain Chris join me to discus the political ideologies that are organizing around "taxing the rich" in the imperial core. We discuss social imperialism, social democracy, democratic socialism, the social gospel, woke imperialism, and maoism (marxism-leninism-maoism). Interested in learning more about imperialism? Pick up a copy (or p…
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81 | The Work of the Church
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In this episode we're discussing the way in which the Church relates to and participates in what we may refer to as "the work of God." We talk about things like Christian exceptionalism, the tendency for Christians to try and reproduce ourselves at the expense of doing meaningful work in our communities, the importance of studying and applying a po…
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80 | American Evangelicals in El Salvador w/ Amy Fallas
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Continuing our study of the struggle of the Salvadoran peoples, Amy Fallas joins us to discuss the role that US Evangelicals played in the Salvadoran Civil War and in the transformation of religion in El Salvador in the 1970s and 1980s. Check out Amy's article How I Met My Mother (and Billy Graham) Also her article American Protestantism's Commodif…
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