About this episode
If conspirituality names the ways religion and spirituality are weaponized to justify power, prospirituality points to religious traditions doing the opposite: grounding resistance, ethical clarity, and solidarity in moments of crisis.
So: is there a growing prospirituality response to fascism, genocide, climate collapse, and AI-driven labor precarity? Matthew argues that yeah, there’s some good news.
In Israel, scripture has been mobilized by political and religious leaders to sacralize violence in Gaza. But there’s also a surge of Jewish religious resistance among U.S. rabbis and Peter Beinart’s On Being Jewish After Gaza sets a new landmark of reckoning.
Mona Haydar’s rapping and chaplaincy models a form of Muslim spirituality that is feminist, anti-genocide, and rooted in mutual aid, while resisting both Islamophobia and liberal domestication.
Then there’s Pope Leo’s escalating critiques of U.S. immigration policy and his renewed emphasis on liberation theology.
Show Notes
Dark Mirror: A Torah View of Revenge, and its Reflection in Israeli Media During Operation Iron Swords
Peter Beinart, “I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State,” The New York Times
Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinart: 9780593803899 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Even if you hate it- I still wrap my hijab — Haydar
Mona Haydar: Ask a Muslim Program Fights Prejudice
Conservative Muslims and Islamophobes Have One Thing in Common: Hating Mona Haydar
Pope Leo replaces New York's Cardinal Dolan in shake-up of US Church | Reuters
New archbishop ‘committed’ to immigration issues, accountability on abuse — and staying a Cubs fan
Pope’s naming of New York archbishop signals continued challenge to Trump on immigration
