Unwrapping Christmas: Preaching the Christmas Message for our Times
Richard Horsley, Barbara Lundblad, and the Poverty Initiative
(Offered through Auburn Theological Seminary)
How does the first century context of the Roman Empire into which Jesus was born inform the message of Christmas? How did the issues of poverty, social injustice and the struggles of the Jewish minority against Roman domination impact the early development of the faith? How might these historical realities inform contemporary Christian witness? This all day seminar for preachers and other church leaders considers the meaning and celebration of Christmas in the United States with a focus on the Christmas texts in their context and for our context.
A New and Unsettling Force: Reigniting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign - the Poverty Initiative's newest original publication is 
