7min chapter

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Adult VBS with Walter Brueggemann, Kester Brewin, and Kristen Howerton

Homebrewed Christianity

CHAPTER

Covenant and Chosenness: Power and Distortion

This chapter explores the themes of covenant and chosenness in Hebrew Scriptures, highlighting their potential manipulation by ruling classes to distort original meanings. Through humor and discourse, the speakers examine how these concepts have historically fueled violence and systemic racism, contrasting birth-based and practice-based notions of covenant in contemporary society.

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