Faith and Capital

Advent is here and it's boiling hot! In this ep we talk a little rupture, a lot of hope and conviction, and of course some discipline, self-criticism, and good ole participation. I would like to thank Isaiah, Mark, a Psalmist, and the Apostle for making this episode possible.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

What does it really mean to preferentially opt for the poor? What does A Theology of Liberation have to say about capitalism and poverty in the Latin America? What role must the oppressed play in the process of liberation and salvation? All this and more with my guest, Gerhard Stuebben. Follow Gerhard on twitter!Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

This episode is a rethinking of some common tendencies and intentions of popular Advent theology. Let's think Advent theology for communists and socialists.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

Candace Simpson joins me to discuss gender, the various ways that stories about women in the Bible are used, and the story of the widow's oil (2 Kings 4:1-7).Check out Candace's work at Fish Sandwich Heaven!Follow Candace on twitter and instagram!Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

What is the nuclear family and in whose interests does it serve? Why do calls for Christian, family, and national unity in the U.S. come at the expense of exploited and oppressed peoples? Melissa Florer-Bixler (@MelissaFloBix) is here to warn us of that bad unity!*note: had some internet issues during the interview, so there are some spots where I recorded in the missing words!Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

Is voting every two and four years the most political thing you can do? No. Are electoral politics the primary means through which God moves and acts in the world? Hellll no. So let's *briefly* talk about voting, and then spend some time thinking about that which is wayyy more deserving of our energy and time as people with agency and power: organizing.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

Sean Capener (@CapenerSean) wants us to think capitalism, anti-blackness, and Christianity at the same time. In this episode, Sean interrogates what 'whiteness' and 'blackness' are, the emergence of anti-blackness and its persistence, liberalism's progress narrative, and the Church's failure to adequately acknowledge and confront its internal contradictions and tensions drawn along lines of race. Maybe Du Bois was on to something when he said, "Whiteness is the ownership of the earth forever and ever, Amen!"Check out Sean's article "Black Holes, White Dwarves" in The Bias (@SmashMammon)An article Sean mentions: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/opinion/george-floyd-anti-blackness.htmlFaith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

A process theology lover and dialectical materialist walk into a bar...interested in what the one has to say to the other? Well, Olivia Sonell (@oliviamnjacks) and I might be able to help you out! We discuss: 1) what process thought and process theology are; 2) what dialectical materialism is; and 3) strengths, weaknesses, and critiques of both.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comSubscribe to the WCC Substack: https://workingclasschristianity.substack.com/Music by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

"You can't have capitalism without anti-blackness." Angel Nalubega joins me to discuss The Black Church and Marxism: What do they have to say to each other? by James Cone.~ Support Faith and Capital at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital~ Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!~ Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.com~ Music by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show

Argentina Reeves (@saintbt7) joins for a discussion on Frei Betto's Fidel and Religion, the relationship between marxism and Christianity, and three roles religion might play in society. Check out Argentina's Resources for Radical Thinking and Imagination and an article she recommends on prison abolition.Related to our conversation are my Working Class Christianity articles: "Rigged" and "The Struggle For Our Time"Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show