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Acton Roundtable 2: Marxism, Utopianism, Environmentalism
Acton Roundtable 2: Marxism, Utopianism, Environmentalism
Jan 8, 2025 4:17 AM

“Environmentalism, Marxism, Utopianism,” Part 2 of a recent Acton roundtable discussion, is now available. Michael Miller leads a discussion with Samuel Gregg, Jordan Ballor and Anielka Munkel about environmentalism, Marxism, liberation, theology, Christian syncretism, Utopianism and one of Michael’s favorite topics, Alexis de Tocqueville. Check out Acton’s YouTube page here.

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