
Episode 190: Austin Channing Brown - Preaching the Bible in the Black Church (REISSUE)
The Bible For Normal People
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How Does the Bible Work in the Black Church?
The black church was, quite literally formed in opposition to slavery. In order for black folks to indulge in a faith dition, it required im doing so outside of the whole industrial complex that was slavery. So imagine being enslaved and hearing slaves obey your masters and red al these like any verse that could possibly be twisted to you are subservient,. And now you have the opportunity to either read the bible or simply re interpret the stories out of the bible through a lens that is explicitly tied to your own experience of the world. Well, when you are actually enslaved, how do you not read exodus and go, i think god doesn't like slavery. I think maybe god wants to crush injustice
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