These societal injustices could have been things such as complicity with Empire, injustice toward the poor, and the exclusion of those marginalized. Read more
These societal injustices could have been things such as complicity with Empire, injustice toward the poor, and the exclusion of those marginalized. Read more
All of these connections to liberation and justice would have been made by those who originally heard this story read to them. Read more
When it comes to those pushed to the undersides and edges of our society, this baby lying in a manger grows up to be an advocate for them. Read more
The angel doesn’t appear to the ruling class, but to rural shepherds, who we’d call “blue collar,” in the fields of Bethlehem. Read more
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. Read more
Can ethics in the Jesus story, such as solidarity with the marginalized, still promise a pathway of social salvation for us today? Read more
"An ever-repeating theme of these Jewish liberation narratives is that YHWH stands in solidarity with the disenfranchised, marginalized, and oppressed." Read more
Many scholars believe the stories about Jesus’ birth and infancy in Matthew and Luke were the last part of the Jesus story to be developed. Read more
This concern for some people's material needs can evolve to include people to whom expressions of Christianity have struggled to apply this concern. Read more
We can acknowledge how the ableism in our gospels stories has born harmful fruit, and in the spirit of our Jesus story, do better. Read more
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