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SUMMARY:🕊️ Peace on Earth & the Politics of Christmas 🕊️
DESCRIPTION:The Alternative Seminary and\nKirkridge Retreat and Study Center Invite You\nCan we liberate Christmas from its cultural captivity and rediscover the truly prophetic story that speaks to the crises of our world today?\nPeace On Earth and the\nPolitics of Christmas\n\nA VIRTUAL PROGRAM\n\nSaturday morning\, December 2\, 2023\n10:30 am – 12:30 pm EST\nMuch of the Christian church in the United States has been co-opted by an American gospel of prosperity\, racism\, violence\, and militant nationalism. The celebration of Christmas is a victim of that co-optation: It is wrapped in innocent\, Hallmark-card imagery. But in fact\, the biblical texts describing the coming of Jesus are making powerful assertions about the politics of the Bible that speak very much to our contemporary global crises.  In this virtual program\, we will explore the “nativity narratives” in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke to see how they express core biblical themes of justice and liberation.  We will “un-domesticate” these stories and reflect on how they are truly challenging us to a revolutionary discipleship – an especially urgent need as we witness more violence in Jesus’ homeland. This program will be facilitated by Will O’Brien\, coordinator of The Alternative Seminary. A perfect event for Advent. \nRegistration is required.  The cost for the program is $20 donation (or whatever you can afford).Register today!   https://bit.ly/PoliticsofChristmas2023\nOur Facebook page is here.\nFor more information contact Will O’Brien at (267) 339-8989 or willobrien59@gmail.com\n\nThe Alternative Seminary is a program of biblical and theological study and reflection designed to foster an authentic biblical witness in the modern world. \nThe Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center is a progressive Christian and interfaith retreat center in the beautiful Pocono mountains just an hour and a half north of Philadelphia.  It has provided a place for rest and renewal to pilgrims along life’s journey. Our retreats\, our hospitality\, our gorgeous vistas\, and our sacred grounds have blessed\, and continue to bless\, countless lives.
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