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Know Your Enemy: The Meaning of Pope Francis  

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ April 28, 2025

Matt and Sam discuss the passing of Pope Francis, what his papacy meant, why he scandalized the Catholic right, and why his message feels so necessary and so far away.



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Against Moral Austerity: On the Need for a Christian Left  

Matthew Sitman ▪ Summer 2017

Secular and religious progressives should work together to reach beyond blue strongholds and forcefully show that moral concerns are not limited to the religious right.



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Why the Left Needs Religion  

Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig ▪ Fall 2015

Christianity provides both a program and a passion essential to anti-oppression movements. Its legacy for left politics is one worth fighting for.

With a counter-argument from Susan Jacoby.



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Charity or Justice? Pope Francis Revisits Liberation Theology  

Eric Frith ▪ September 24, 2014

Under Pope Francis, the Vatican has shown sympathy for a radical Catholic tradition. But Francis sidesteps liberation theology’s most revolutionary ideas.



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