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Will O'Brien

Will O’Brien lives with his family in the Vine & Fig Tree Christian community in Philadelphia. He coordinates the Alternative Seminary (www.alternativeseminary.net) and is active in issues of homelessness and poverty.

Acting Against the Spirit of the Times: The Challenge of Howard Thurman

Will O'Brien
February 14, 2020
Peace & Nonviolence, Race, Theology
Thurman’s powerful theological, spiritual, and social contributions are only superficially known in much of the Christian world today.

Called to Respond: Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery

Will O'Brien
September 24, 2018
Church Life, Practical Justice, Race, Theology
Christians today must respond in the name of a more authentic Christ of the gospels.

Bread and Justice: Lessons in Prayer

Will O'Brien
September 2, 2018
General, Practical Justice, Theology
Perhaps Jesus is reminding us that Christian prayer must always be linked to economic justice.

The Politics of Christmas

Will O'Brien
December 6, 2017
Church Life, General, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology
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Far from the quaint Hallmark card version of the crèche scene that is foisted on us each year, Luke’s Christmas story is a call to allegiance.

The Deeper Truth Our Nation Needs

Will O'Brien
July 26, 2016
Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice
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I don’t know what the Democrats are talking about tonight down at the Wells Fargo Center. But I am pretty sure it doesn’t match the depth of truth-telling that has happened in this room tonight.

Peace on Earth and the Politics of Christmas

Will O'Brien
December 2, 2015
Politics, Theology
5
More authentic reading of the evangelists would call us to fight for liberation of oppressed people from the bondage of modern-day Herods and Caesars.

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