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Radio Free Acton: Was Jesus a socialist? The importance of poetry
Radio Free Acton: Was Jesus a socialist? The importance of poetry
Jul 27, 2026 2:23 AM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Dan Hugger, Research Associate at Acton, speaks with Larry Reed, President of the Foundation for Economic Education, about the question that seems to be cropping up everywhere nowadays: Was Jesus a socialist? Then, Bruce Edward Walker talks to James Matthew Wilson about his new volume of poetry and on why poetry is important today.

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

Read “Jesus would have voted socialist, says Germany’s Left” by Kai Weiss

Register here for the ing Acton on Tap Event: Was Jesus a socialist?

Learn more about the Foundation for Economic Education

Learn more about the poetry of James Matthew Wilson

Read “Why Christians in business should read poetry”

Do you have questions for the Radio Free Acton team that you would like answered in future podcast segments? We want to hear from you! Leave a message at 888-705-4180 or email [email protected]. Lastly, if you like what you heard on today’s episode, don’t forget to give us a rating on iTunes.

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