Biblical Experiments in Decolonization
Part of the Scripture series:
- Voices from the Margin
- Liturgy + Power
- The Transformed Heart
- The Bible and Catholic Theological Ethics
- Morning Homilies IV
- The Source of All Love
- Jesus and His Enemies
- The Depth of God’s Reach
- What Is the Mission of the Church
- Words to Live By
- A Stranger and You Welcomed Me
- Morning Homilies V
- God's Quad
- Unsettling the Word
- The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets
- La Bibbia dell'Amicizia
- Seeds of Justice
- Jesus Wasn’t Killed by the Jews
- Pope Francis: The Gospel of Matthew
- Mystery and Hermeneutics
- Putting on the Mind of Christ
- The Promise of Deliverance
- Facing Apocalypse
- Dancing in God's Earthquake
- The Gospel of Mark
- To Love this Earthly Life
- Walking with Pope Francis
- My Dear Far-Nearness
- Exploring the Priesthood with Pope Francis
- Priestly Ministry and the People of God
For generations, the Bible has been employed by settler colonial societies as a weapon to dispossess Indigenous and racialized peoples of their lands, cultures, and spiritualties. Given this devastating legacy, many of these people want nothing to do with it. But is it possible for the exploited and their allies to reclaim the Bible from the dominant powers? Can it serve as an instrument for justice in the cause of the oppressed, and even a nonviolent weapon toward decolonization?