I recently read a fascinating article here on substack that talked about Jesus' message and that when he first came out of the wilderness his message in part was actually harkening back to the ancient tradition of jubilee years in which all debts in society were forgiven every 49 years to keep massive inequality from completely destroying everything. It made me think of many of the things you have written about how Jesus' message was distorted and would be curious about your thoughts on the concept of Jubilee years.
Wow! Such a wealth of good stuff to unpack. Thank you. I'll just add that I have been rejected by former church people (unfriended in FB too), but I don't hold it against them. I simply love them anyway, acknowledging that they feel threatened by my newly liberated self and can't cope with the possibility of getting 'poluted' by my newly discovered/expanded ideas. Their faith must be kinda shakey but they are wherever they are on their spiritual path. It's not my place to knock them over into a space they can't cope with. That would be unnecessary, mean and a tad egotistical, I reckon.
I recently read a fascinating article here on substack that talked about Jesus' message and that when he first came out of the wilderness his message in part was actually harkening back to the ancient tradition of jubilee years in which all debts in society were forgiven every 49 years to keep massive inequality from completely destroying everything. It made me think of many of the things you have written about how Jesus' message was distorted and would be curious about your thoughts on the concept of Jubilee years.
https://dougaldlamont.substack.com/p/one-year-without-oppression-an-ancient
Always grateful for your wide-ranging work and delicate untanglings.
Wow! Such a wealth of good stuff to unpack. Thank you. I'll just add that I have been rejected by former church people (unfriended in FB too), but I don't hold it against them. I simply love them anyway, acknowledging that they feel threatened by my newly liberated self and can't cope with the possibility of getting 'poluted' by my newly discovered/expanded ideas. Their faith must be kinda shakey but they are wherever they are on their spiritual path. It's not my place to knock them over into a space they can't cope with. That would be unnecessary, mean and a tad egotistical, I reckon.
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