Theology won’t heal the world. Sure, theology informs us and is a powerful catalyst and reason why we do what we do. However, let’s be honest. For the most part, the world has had enough of our theology. Many are sick and tired of watching
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“Finally, I've come to believe that the true measure of our commitment to justice, the character of our society, our commitment to the rule of law, fairness, and equality cannot be measured by how we treat the rich, the powerful, the privileged, and the respected among us. The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned. We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated.”
― Just Mercy
― Just Mercy
“Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or any part of them, but puts such an interpretation upon them as does not tend to build up this twofold love of God and our neighbor, does not yet understand them as he ought.”
― On Christian Doctrine
― On Christian Doctrine
“There's really no such thing as the 'voiceless'. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard.”
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“You dance with the Bible, but you also interrogate it. You challenge it, question it, poke it, probe it. You let it get under your skin. We read it, and we let it read us, and then we turn the gem, again, and again, and again, seeing something new over and over and over again . . .”
― What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
― What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
“The lack of women among the twelve disciples isn't prescriptive or a precedent for exclusion of women any more than the choice of twelve Jewish men excludes Gentile men from leadership.”
― Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women
― Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women
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