God & Liberation Reading Group
Mon, Jan 20
|Saint Mark's Lutheran Church
Discussion of writings about Christianity, God and faith written by and for people who have been historically marginalized.
Time & Location
Jan 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Saint Mark's Lutheran Church, 10 N Liberty St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
About the event
Christian theology and Christian scripture have been used both to oppress and to liberate throughout history. Liberation theology proclaims that the God of the Christian Bible has a preferential option for the poor and marginalized. In 2024, we read some foundational works in different areas of Liberation theology, including works by James Cone, Delores Williams, Gustavo Gutierrez, and Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz.
As me move into 2025, facing the threats of rising fascism, we will be reading more about praxis -- where the theology and the action meet. We will begin 2025 with the book, Liberating Church: A 21st Century Hush Harbor Manifesto, eds Brandon Wrencher and  Venneikia Samantha Williams.
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While the North American church grapples with an eroding position of privilege in society, there is a liberating vision of church from the margins. This manifesto defines eight marks of liberating churches that were identified through research of antebellum…