169* Hannah Arendt on Oases (JP)
From New Books in Critical Theory by Marshall Poe
April 18, 2026 · 31 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the invisibility of money in the modern monetary system and features a conversation with historian Peter Brown on wealth and charity in early Christianity.
Our Recall This Buck series began by speaking with Christine Desan of Harvard Law School about how key ideas—and the actual currency, physical coins and bills— underlying the modern monetary system get “invisibilized” with that system’s success, so that seeing money clearly is both harder and more vital. Today, illustrious Princeton historian Peter Brown narrates the … Continue reading "42 Recall This Buck 2: Peter Brown on wealth, charity and managerial bishops in early Christianity (JP)" Elizabeth Ferry is Professor of Anthropology at Brandeis University. Email: ferry@brandeis.edu. John Plotz is Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanities at Brandeis University and co-founder of the Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative. Email: plotz@brandeis.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
People in this episode
Host: Marshall Poe
Guest: Peter Brown
Topics covered
- monetary system
- wealth
- charity
- early Christianity
- anthropology
Keywords
- monetary system
- wealth
- charity
- early Christianity
- Peter Brown
- Christine Desan
- Brandeis University
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Harvard Law School, Princeton, Brandeis University, Brandeis Educational Justice Initiative
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