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

Pope Leo's new US bishops are critics of Trump's migrant crackdown | Reuters  

Pope Leo calls for Venezuela to remain an independent country | Reuters 

Pope Leo says Trump administration 'extremely disrespectful' to migrants | Reuters 

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