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That term “kingdom,” by the way, emphasizes not so much territorial space, regional place, or ethnic identity as a mode of economic distribution, a type of human organization, and a style of world order, social justice, and global peace. That tectonic clash of kingdoms is the context of our Christmas texts.
The First Christmas
Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan
One of the other teens nicknamed him the King of First Impressions. He was fun to be with, and always so cheerful. But despite all this, there was something about him that seemed a little off, even slightly disturbing. It seemed to some that there wasn’t much else to him, nothing of substance behind the pretty face.
Lethal Marriage
Nick Pron
Each belongs here or anywhere just as much as the welloff . . . just as much as you, Each has his or her place in the procession. All is a procession, The universe is a procession with measured and beautiful motion.
Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman, American Renaissance Books
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