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
<a href="https://www.academia.edu/113533744/Dark_Mirror_A_Torah_View_of_Revenge_and_its_Reflection_in_Israeli_Media_During_Operation_Iron_Swords">Dark Mirror: A Torah View of Revenge, and its Reflection in Israeli Media During Operation Iron Swords</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/israel-annexation-two-state-solution.html">Peter Beinart, “I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State,” The New York Times</a>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/775348/being-jewish-after-the-destruction-of-gaza-by-peter-beinart/">Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinart: 9780593803899 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C5qmt5OLPYK/">Even if you hate it- I still wrap my hijab</a> — Haydar
<a href="https://people.com/human-interest/mona-haydar-ask-a-muslim-program-fights-prejudice/">Mona Haydar: Ask a Muslim Program Fights Prejudice</a>
<a href="https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a13122846/mona-haydar-interview/">Conservative Muslims and Islamophobes Have One Thing in Common: Hating Mona Haydar</a> 
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pope-leo-replaces-new-yorks-cardinal-dolan-shake-up-us-church-2025-12-18/">Pope Leo replaces New York's Cardinal Dolan in shake-up of US Church | Reuters</a> 
<a href="https://www.osvnews.com/new-archbishop-committed-to-immigration-issues-accountability-on-abuse-and-staying-a-cubs-fan/">New archbishop ‘committed’ to immigration issues, accountability on abuse — and staying a Cubs fan</a> 
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/pope-new-york-archbishop-trump-immigration">Pope’s naming of New York archbishop signals continued challenge to Trump on immigration</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-leos-new-us-bishops-are-critics-trumps-migrant-crackdown-2025-12-22/">Pope Leo's new US bishops are critics of Trump's migrant crackdown | Reuters</a>  
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/pope-leo-calls-venezuela-remain-an-independent-country-2026-01-04/">Pope Leo calls for Venezuela to remain an independent country | Reuters</a> 
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-leo-says-trump-administration-extremely-disrespectful-migrants-2025-11-18/">Pope Leo says Trump administration 'extremely disrespectful' to migrants | Reuters</a>  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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