Join a lively exploration with a leading biblical scholar on when the gospel justifies or resists Christian Nationalism.

Matthew’s infamous Parable of the Talents—the penultimate text in Year A – is a good way to open up a critique of Christian nationalism by seeing how its theology & politics are advanced through longstanding misinterpretations of scripture—and this parable is one of the most notorious cases. Ched will deconstruct how a gratuitously capitalist/supremacist lens distorts the story, delivering a Chamber of Commerce-friendly reading that conservatives know by heart. A properly contextual approach offers a counter-reading that invites disciples to follow Jesus by resisting the cruel world of plutocracy, which can open up good conversation about how to challenge the talking points of Christian nationalism.

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