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Liberation is not only consistent with the gospel, it IS the gospel.

I have a lot of respect for Cone as he responds to his own limitations at the beginning of his theology in the preface. A theology of liberation cannot be a liberatory one without the voices of womanist, feminist, queer, and other marginalized voices. An exclusive focus on racial injustice without a comprehensive analysis of the intersections of the human condition is a faulty one.

To speak truth not only lies in exposition, but reimagining....

The ferocity with which his voice is invoked in these writings conveys a sense of unwavering dedication and belief in the context that he is positioning himself in. As the reader who relates to the experience that Cone is writing about, I find myself in the same emotional state of frustration. I'm not here to make truth digestible to whiteness. Pop off, Cone.