Faith And Capital

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

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 Global Secretariat of the Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle (FFPS); and Dana, founder of Portland, Oregon's, FFPS chapter, People Organizing for Philippine Solidarity (POPS). We also discuss the Christians for National Liberation (CNL) and the New People's Army of the Philippines (NPA).LinksAn interview about the peace talks and root causes!FFFS Website: ffps.infoFFFS Email: secretariat_ffps@protonmail.comFFFS SocMed: @friends_ffpsSign the Petition to Defend Ka Louie!12-Point Program of the NDFPPOPS: linktr.ee/popspdxAre you an organizer, activist or student of Marxism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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-churchAre you an organizer, activist or student of Marxism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 "faithful." We look at the links between Mormonism and US imperialism, and of course we wrap it up linking socialism and decolonization!Are you an organizer, activist or student of Marxism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 the Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 article "An Indecent Advent"Brooke mentioned Thia Cooper's primer on Althaus-Reid Queer and Indecent: an Introduction to the Theology of Marcella Althaus-ReidSee also, Queer Theology: Beyond Apologetics, Linn Marie TonstadAre you an organizer, activist or student of Marxism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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!Here's the book we discussed on the Deacons for Defense and Justice.Check out Too Black's other articles From Black Wall Street to Black Capitalism and Laundering Black Rage.Are you an organizer, activist or student of Marxism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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-blackness and anti-communism, internationalism and anti-imperialism, and much, much more!Find a collection of Woodbey's writings here: Black Socialist PreacherTo catch up with Holm, find his work at https://charlesholm.academia.edu/, on twitter, or email him at crholm3@gmail.com. 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 or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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 more about revolutionary communism? Tune into the Mass Struggle podcast.Amplify this content with an iTunes or Spotify rating or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

Jo Luehmann is an active social media content creator for progressive Christians. 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 or review and subscribe to our channel on Youtube!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

Alisa and Hyesung 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 messaging Alisa on twitter at @alisa_mahjoub!For updated info on Yamagami released after our conversation: howwelldoyouknowyourmoonMy 2021 episode with Hye Sung on Mao Zedong's On ContradictionInterested 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!Follow Faith and Capital on instagram, twitter,  facebook and subscribe to our channel on Youtube.Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalEmail: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show

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.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 (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 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 (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 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 us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by d.c.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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/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 us: faithandcapital@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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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/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 us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by d.c.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 discussion on art and the work of the revolutionary artist. Also mentioned: Constructive Criticism by Gracie Lyons.Discussed:- the class and political character of art- the role of cultural revolution and the work of revolutionary artists- how revolutionary communism (maoism) can enable artists to effectively serve the people- the relation between the artist and the community they create forCheck out Dave's tunes! https://linktr.ee/DcrpollockDo us a HUGE favor: 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/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 us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by d.c.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

This is the concluding episode of our four-part "Lessons from Lenin" series in which Chase reflects on three lessons from 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 for revolutionaries to win the trust of our neighbors, working class and internally colonized nations.  An essay including all four parts of this series will be released shortly on patreon.Do us a HUGE favor: 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/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 us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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?" will be released shortly on our patreon.Recommended ReadingThree short essays and three books:- "The Three Sources and Three Component Parts of Marxism," Lenin- "Long Live Marxism-Leninism-Maoism!" Revolutionary International Movement- "On Marxism-Lenininism-Maoism," Communist Party of Peru- M-L-M Basic Course, Communist Party of India (Maoist)- Continuity and Rupture, Joshua Moufawad-Paul- Critique of Maoist Reason, Joshua Moufawad-Paul  Do us a HUGE favor: 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/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 us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 shortly on our patreon.A short read on spontaneity.Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Subscribe to our YouTube!Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 this week!Why is ideological struggle necessary? What do economism, legalism, and the worshipping of spontaneity look like?Lesson #1: Objective ideological struggle within and amongst revolutionary organizations is essential for developing a strong revolutionary movement.Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Subscribe to our YouTube!Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

To celebrate 100 episodes of the podcast (plus bonus episodes/writings on patreon!), Chase and Brett 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 struggle.Timeline:00:01 -- mysticism01:02:40 -- criticism and self-criticism01:32:45 -- Buddhism and Christianity mirroring criticism and self-criticismStudy criticism and self-criticism with comrades and fellow people of faith: Constructive Criticism: A HandbookFind all of Brett's podcasts here!Do us a HUGE favor, 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/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 us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 its rupture from Leninism,  and today's struggle over the meaning of Maoism.Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comGraphic by Lucha LiberationMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 historical interpretations (including our own) are products of class struggle, how the 19th and 20th century international communist movement greatly influenced the field of biblical studies, how ideological struggle has shaped analysis and interpretations of the scriptures, early Christian communism, and the role religion and biblical study/interpretation tend to play (or alternatively could play) in today's struggle between capitalism and communism, colonialism and decolonization.If you'd like a pdf of the essay, email us at faithandcapital@gmail.com.Mentioned: Rosa Luxemburg's essay that discusses the Church of ActsFor a primer on the historical development of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, the necessity of its rupture from Leninism,  and today's struggle over the meaning of Maoism. Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

This episode is the first of a three-part series on a section from Dorothy 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, we read about and reflect upon Francis of Assisi through the eyes of Soelle!Parts 2 and 3 will soon release at patreon.com/faithandcapital and will cover Quaker abolitionist, John Woolman, and Catholic anarchist, Dorothy Day.Support the podcast and access bonus content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

Not only has Lucha Liberation made some of our super cool graphics for social media and the podcast, Lucha is also a Christian and a Maoist living in the deep South. Lucha joins us to discuss parenting, body autonomy, how he came to believe Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD) should be a right for people who struggle with terminal illness and chronic pain, and the spiritual resources he pulls from to fuel his commitment to liberation.You can find Lucha's revolutionary art on instagram and twitter, and their writing on Medium.Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comGraphic by @luchaliberationMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 pdf) here at Foreign Language Press.If you find this text/episode interesting, check out our bonus episode on MASS WORK! Read Constructive Criticism: A HandbookSupport the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comGraphic by @luchaliberationMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

This is the intro to an hour long patreon/bonus episode where Chase reads and discusses the document "MASS WORK," an excerpt from a CPP handbook for revolutionaries. Lots of folks have heard about the mass line, but how do we put it into practice? If you're wanting to think through developing mass work where you are, this is an excellent text to study with comrades.Find the FULL EPISODE on "MASS WORK" here for only $1 or more!Find the document here: http://www.massline.info/The full episode is broken up in to 5 sections.05:05 -- Section A: Line and Orientation of Mass Work21:28 -- Section B: Propaganda and Education Work27:50 -- Section C: Organizing the Masses45:10 -- Section D: Mobilizing the Masses49:46 -- Section E: Consolidation and ExpansionSupport the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comGraphic by @luchaliberationMusic by D.C.R. Pollock and Ed RussekSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email us: faithandcapital@gmail.comGraphic by @luchaliberationMusic by D.C.R. PollockSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 both history and theory in this mini-series.This particular episode discusses the class contradictions of Russia on the eve of 1917, socialism as a period of transition and continued class struggle between capitalism and communism, and the role of the Maoist party, the proletariat, and the masses in revolutionary struggle.You can find the pdf here, but this is one of the only volumes you can still find in paperback.Part 2 and 3 are on patreon only!Support the work and access Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalMake a one time contribution with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 Bonus Content: patreon.com/faithandcapitalOr make a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 will be so in light of imperialism and colonialism.The hymn "Trumpet in the Morning" that is featured in the episode and in the new issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L-gu5dDxWoCheck out and subscribe to Geez Magazine! It's a wonderful resource for religious communities and individuals.Follow Geez on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalOr leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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/faithandcapitalOr leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSpecial image from Lucha LiberationSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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/faithandcapitalOr leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSpecial image from Lucha LiberationSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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/faithandcapitalOr leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSpecial image from Lucha LiberationSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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/faithandcapitalOr leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSpecial image from Lucha LiberationSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 theology, maoism, etc. Twas a grand ole time!Questions:00:08:20 -- What is the Gospel if seen from a materialist perspective?00:11:10 -- Given so much damage and baggage from White Christianity, what keeps you a Christian?00:15:10 -- The Bible talks about the evil of riches and exploitation. Is there anything in the Bible that helps us think about the evils of capitalism?00:25:40 -- What is Democratic Socialism? What is Maoism? What is Organic Marxism? And how do they resonate with our faith?00:50:10 -- How does Process Theology work alongside anti-authoritarian marxist and anarchist traditions and its critique of omnipotence help us step toward a more anarchistic approach to these conversations?00:59:10 -- Can revolutionary violence be reconciled with Christian faith?01:19:10 -- What's the difference between literal resurrection and historical resurrection?01:22:50 -- Concretely, how would you envision change coming to make a better world? What are some concrete actions that would need to take place and how does your faith speak to that?Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalOr leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

"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 context in which the SCMP organizes and educates00:22:00 -- the two orientations or tendencies internal to the organization and the primary goal of the SCMP00:30:32 -- National Democratic Ecumenical Mass Organization vs. Liberal Populist Organization00:33:00 -- the role of the youth in the struggle for National Democracy and the importance of youth participation in mass organizations00:47:00 -- on political and theological education00:52:08 -- on internationalism00:56:25 -- China's and the US's social imperialism01:03:45 -- guidance for Christians in the US, Canada, and Europe--the imperial coresSupport the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalOr leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

Brigid Ó Coileáin (@ComradeBrigid), co-host of the Probably Cancelled Podcast, joins me to analyze the sex and porn industry through the lens of three different ideologies: Conservativism, Liberalism/"RadicalLiberalism," and Communism or Materialism.Timeline:0:08:00 — conservative line0:40:20 — liberal and RadLib line1:13:20 — communist lineKhara Tapay Jabola-Carolus's (@DecolonizeFeminism) recommended reading list on the sex trade:1. A Socialist, Feminist and Transgender Analysis of "Sex Work" by Esperanza Fonseca2. The Problem with the Phrase "Sex Work is Work" by Esperanza Fonseca3. Colonizing the Body by Ninotchka Rosca4. The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner5. Fuck Work by AF3IRM Hawai'i6. The History of Human Trafficking in Hawai'i by Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp7. The Failure of the "New Zealand Model" According to Mãori Women by Jade Kake & Fern Eyles8. White Sexual Imperialism by Sunny Woan9. Ain't I a Human by Kenzie on AF3IRM Hawai'i Medium10. The Nordic Model Needs to Be Toppled by AF3IRM Hawai'i11. Shattered Hearts: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of American Indian Women & Girls in Minnesota by MIWRCSupport the show: patreon.com/faithandcapitalOr leave a one time contribution at with PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/faithandcapitalLeave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Email me: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 pdf) of Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by V. I. Lenin!Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapital or leave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by D.C.R. PollockSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)

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 political ideology, and the relation between the Church and the Maoist Party.Support the show: patreon.com/faithandcapital or leave an iTunes rating and review.Faith and Capital is on instagram, twitter, and facebook.Contact: faithandcapital@gmail.comMusic by Amaryah ArmstrongSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/faithandcapital)