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“Oppressed groups begin with their need for liberation. Engagement in a praxis (action) of liberation informs them how biblical texts are to be interpreted. This interpretation then informs and strengthens any new praxis...Biblical interpretation, then, becomes a reflection of liberative action.”

“Insistence on reading the text solely through the eyes of men violates the gospel message of liberation, as women are forced to conform to patriarchal traditions that rob them of their dignity”.

“Simply put, if a biblical interpretation prevents life from being lived abundantly by a segment of the population or, worse, if it brings death, then it is anti-gospel.”

“As religious leaders like Hyles championed a militant application of patriarchal authority...militant masculinity linked religious & secular conservatism. In time, the two would become difficult to distinguish. As red-blooded American manhood became infused with God-and-country values, otherwise secular models would come to exemplify an ideal Christian manhood.”

“...following Jesus is a big, weird, amazing thing that individual believers, movements, and denominations have expressed in remarkably different ways over the centuries.” Looking forward to this.