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Mar 2020
1h 16m

Jesus and The Empire

CENTER FOR ACTION AND CONTEMPLATION
About this episode
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, unpack the radicality of the life and ministry of Jesus. The threads of dialogue revolve around the implications of living out your faith within an empire, the cost of living into a prophetic imagination, and healing as an act of resistance.  The transcript for this podcast can be found here. V ... Show More
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