About this episode

The episode explores the connection between elite universities and Opus Dei in the context of conservative ideologies and politics.

Over the past decade, elite universities have become home to a network of influential conservative think-tanks fighting against the “woke secular creed”. Meanwhile, at Opus Dei student centres, the next generation of ambitious leaders hear similar moral teachings creep into partisan politics. Is it just ideas that link the two – or more? Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Financial Times

Topics covered

• conservative think-tanks
• Opus Dei
• partisan politics
• moral teachings
• influential networks

Keywords

• Opus Dei
• elite universities
• conservative think-tanks
• woke secular creed
• partisan politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Opus Dei, Acast

Places: elite universities

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