Daniel Basden’s Reviews > Reading the Bible From the Margins > Status Update

“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.”