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SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE
Jubilee takes it name from
the Old Testament story in Leviticus 25. Here
we find four aspects/dimensions of the year of
Jubilee, which we encounter in our life:
all debts are forgiven;
all indentured servants are freed;
the land has sacred rest; and
everybody has a chance to go home.
The spiritual implications and applications of
these perspectives are obvious and certainly can
be applied to daily life. These themes are the
foundation of the Jubilee Program.
We see ourselves as part of the spiritual renewal
of our society, particularly as it is expressed
and lived out in emerging Christianity as described
by writers like Marcus Borg, Cynthia Bourgeault
or Phyllis Tickle. As an interfaith program, Jubilee
welcomes people of all faith traditions as well
as unaffiliated seekers. Whatever our tradition
or background, we live in an interspiritual age.
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