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Simpler OneEarth Living Podcast
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SHOW NOTES
Much of what we assume about the birth of Jesus has to be unlearned if we are to get at how that birth posed a threat to empires and superpowers everywhere. Will O’Brien speaks to the politics and economic alternatives to empire that were announced in the birth stories of Jesus.
He’s able to take apart ideas presented to us by our culture, and find, instead, the nuggets of truth that subvert the cultural understanding. He continually shapes a discipleship in the way of Jesus that is daring in how it seeks justice in politics and economics. That’s what we’ll hear in this episode.
Also learn about the Alternative Seminary he hosts in Philadelphia and what he means by the politics of Christmas.
You can register for Will O’Brien’s upcoming online class (Dec. 5) on the “Peace on Earth and the Politics of Christmas” at AlternativeSeminary.net.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- It’s December. A really good read for this month is Lee’s book “The Liberating Birth of Jesus: A Birth Story Able to Reverse the Earth’s Perils.” It clearly shows how the birth stories of the gospels can make a big difference in reversing what’s happening on our planet and to all of life. Read more here // Hear more here, and at TheOneEarthProject.com/books. Order a copy directly from Jubilee or from various suppliers on the internet. The first five orders Jubilee receives from listeners will be free. Just ask.
- In 2021, OneEarthJubilee will increase opportunities for meeting the people in the Jubilee Circles in Mexico and to create solidarity with them in their amazing work of empowering women, educating underserved peoples, and protecting the planet. Ask to be included in a Solidarity Call or plan to be part of courses in the new Jubilee School. You can find more information on the website oneearthjubilee.com.
Please tell us your thoughts on these subjects. Leave a message on Jubilee OneEarth Economics and/or Simple Living Works! Facebook pages.
Earlier Episodes
Ep. 1120–How Empowering Women Changes the World. Women are being empowered toward fuller personhood through the work of Jubilee Circles. Women in Mexico are learning their rights instead of obeying patriarchal norms shaped by machismo. Some are being trained in the power of civic action and political candidacy. Others in economic self-reliance. These examples from Jubilee in Mexico relate to all of us, wherever you are listening. Hear strong real life stories told by Angelica and Lindsey.
Ep. 1020–Scott Klinger: Maximizing Justice Over Profits Is Possible
Have you ever considered that maximizing profits could be a really selfish way of investing your money? And, do you know where to bank to make the most difference in the world?
Among Indigenous Peoples, wealth is held collectively….there are usage rights to the Earth, not ownership as white society thinks of it.
We can talk about legal barriers to bringing this sort of world about, and some concrete ways that listeners can invest their own assets, and ask questions of pots of money they influence, with their employers, with their churches, with their community foundations.
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Ep. 0920–So Much We Learn from Outsiders; Immigrant Advocacy
Today we talk about courageous people in the controversial arena of immigration. Immigration has come to affect more human lives today than at anytime in the history of the world.
Thousands of people and organizations advocate for immigrants. Even so, the best advocates are the immigrants themselves. Our guest, Lane Van Ham, points out that immigrants are archetype of the “strangers in a strange land.” Enormous creativity is generated by these strangers—today and throughout human history. It is the strangers, far more than the privileged in the land, who envision the world that makes space for all of us; the only world that can save life on our planet today. Immigrant advocates change systems from the bottom up. From the margins outside of borders. They force rethinking of what “border” means and how it gets used politically, racially and religiously.
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