An Apocalyptic Christmas, part 1: Resisting the Empire, Dr. Cynthia Westfall

An Apocalyptic Christmas, part 1: Resisting the Empire, Dr. Cynthia Westfall This is the first of a 3-part series on An Apocalptic Christmas, where we look at the Christmas story through the lens of the book of Revelation. We will be exploring themes of empire, power, militarism, violence, economics, and consumerisam. This first episode is with Dr. Cynthia Wetsfall, who is Associate Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College. Dr. Westfall has a broad range of research interests including Hebrews, Revelation, biblical social justice and Paul's theology on men and women. The music you will hear throughout this series is from Evan Wickham's latest album: Christmas Music Vol. 2. -- If you've enjoyed this content, please subscribe to my channel! Support Theology in the Raw through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theologyintheraw Or you can support me directly through Venmo: @Preston-Sprinkle-1 Visit my personal website: https://www.prestonsprinkle.com For questions about faith, sexuality & gender: https://www.centerforfaith.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .