Participants Alisa and Hye Sung, both former members of the Unification Church, discuss the imperialist origins of the church and the assassination of Shinzo Abe. Topics include financial exploitation within the Unification Church, the impact of extreme religious movements on individuals and society, and the ties between the church and international fascist organizations. They also reflect on their experiences with trauma and exploitation, advocating for education and support for current and ex-members.

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 here--Theology in the Capitalocene: Ecology, Identity, Class, and Solidarity--and find all of his other work here--Joerg Rieger.Check out our first interview with Joerg, too! "Malignant Faith, Class Struggle and Social Justice with Joerg Rieger"Interested in organizing and revolutionary communism? Tune into the new Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 characteristics of hush harbors and observes six religious communities/organizations today that embody one or more of the eight characteristics. Check it out here!Check out Chase's new Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the show and access revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 book with the Magnificast brothers!Purchase the book from Foreign Languages Press.Check out Chase's new Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the show and access revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 contradiction, and terrorism/US imperialism. Check out the work of the CNL here.Check out Chase's new Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the show and access revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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/massstruggleInstagram: @MassStrugglePodTwitter: @MassStrugglePodSupport the show

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 iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the show and access revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 will be on Dorothy Day, and Part One was on Francis of Assisi!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 revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 ActionHUGE favor: amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Support the show and access revolutionary bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalFollow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Email: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show