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The Brink

Resistance, Receptivity, and Religious Intermingling

This essay is part of a series on Neena Mahadev’s Karma and Grace.

Political Theologies of Populism

Scholar, activist, and minister Colin Bossen discusses his new book with Michael McLaughlin, shining light on how inclusive visions of populism can draw on religion to deepen democracy

Remembering Jürgen Habermas (1929-2026)

We invited scholars of politics, philosophy, and theology to help us critically remember Habermas

There Are Always Elites

Hugo Drochon, author of Elites and Democracy, discusses social movements, political transformation, democratic hopes, and populism with Maor Levitin

Beyond Catholic Social Teaching? Resources for a Catholic Political Theology

The essays gathered here seek to critically assess the content and form of Catholic Social Teaching and envision what a catholic political theological engagement might look like beyond an emboldening by magisterial teachings, instead seeking movements, mystics, and people on the margins to exemplify what “catholic” could contribute to larger conversations on political theology.