O.L. Silverman
Political theorist and contributor to the episode, providing analysis on Thomas Müntzer, the Peasants' War, and the reception of revolutionary traditions in Marxist thought.
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Feb 28, 2026 • 1h 19min
Communize the Eschaton: Thomas Müntzer and the German Peasants' War
Loren Goldman, translator and scholar of Müntzer; O.L. Silverman, political theorist; Massimiliano Tomba, historian of early modern Europe. They trace the German Peasants' War, the scale of the uprisings, Müntzer’s apocalyptic communism, vernacular worship and prophetic practice, law and commons, Münster’s aftermath, and how Müntzer was later reshaped in Marxist and modern memory.
