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I haven't done an interview in a while, but when Jack Jenkins new book came out, I knew I wanted to do this.

For those who don't know, Jack is a national reporter for Religion News Service and a former

senior religion reporter for Think Progress,

his new book is called American Profits,

the Religious Roots of Progressive Politics

and the ongoing fight for the soul of the country.

It's kind of a deep dive into what many people

called you religious left.

So Jack, thanks so much for taking the time

to chat with me.

Basically what I want to really ask you is,

I have a bunch of questions about some of the things

you talk about in the book, but for those who aren't familiar

and we only know about the religious right, tell me what the

religious left is and how that's different other than just okay they're

they're progressive on some things. I think it's an important question and there's some debate about what exactly it is and the truth is it's looked different depending on which era of American history you're talking about.

For instance, like modern day, religious day activists often hearken back to these historical examples

of the abolitionist movement or the early labor movement or the Civil Rights Movement

where faith groups and faith leaders in particular

played an outsized role.

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