"all theology knowingly or not is by definition always engaged for or against the oppressed."

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Source : Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (1984). “Bread Not Stone: The Challenge of Feminist Biblical Interpretation”, Beacon Press (MA)

Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza

#Religion Quotes #Definitions Quotes #Theology Quotes

“The future belongs to those who understand that doing more with less is compassionate, prosperous, and enduring, and thus more intelligent, even competitive.”
“The act of voting is one opportunity for us to remember that our whole way of life is predicated on the capacity of ordinary people to judge carefully and well.”
“In 1815, M. Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of Dâ€”â€” He was an old man of about seventy-five years of age; he had occupied the see of Dâ€”â€” since 1806.”
“And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs.”
“It is the saints who know what being in love is all about. Earthly love pales by comparison.”

Source : Thomas Dubay (1989). “Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel, on Prayer”, p.25, Ignatius Press
“I'm saddest when I sing.”

Source : Thomas Haynes Bayly (1844). “Songs and Ballads, Grave and Gay”, p.59
“After I found April Barrows, I felt I had found a soul mate. Her stuff is exactly what I was looking for.”

Source : Interview with Donna Kimura, www.jazzreview.com. January 29, 2011.
“I'm a working-class kid from a blue-collar New England family.”

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