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Radio Free Acton: Discussing ‘Communism & Christian Faith’; Upstream with mystery novelist Sally Wright
Radio Free Acton: Discussing ‘Communism & Christian Faith’; Upstream with mystery novelist Sally Wright
Sep 30, 2024 10:34 AM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Acton’s Drew McGinnis and Dan Hugger discuss the book Communism & Christian Faith with Pavel Hanes, professor in the department of theology at Matej Bel University in Slovakia. Communism & Christian Faith was written by Lester DeKoster at the height of the Cold War and is newly reissued in the Acton bookshop. Then we have an Econ Quiz segment on trade deficits: what are they and how are they measured? Finally, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker talks to mystery novelist Sally Wright on her works.

Check out these additional resources on this week’s podcast topics:

Read a newly published excerpt from Lester DeKoster’s Communism and Christian Faith

Buy the book, Communism and Christian Faith

Read “Trump and Macron vs. Bastiat and Pope John Paul II on trade deficits” by Rev. Ben Johnson

Learn more about mystery novelist, Sally Wright

Do you have questions for the Radio Free Acton team that you would like answered in future podcast segments? Leave a message at 888-705-4180 or email [email protected].

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