The Bible for Normal People
Lisa Sharon Harper
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We’re sharing this episode of The Bible for Normal People podcast which features Lisa Sharon Harper. She’s been an insightful podcaster and intellectual regarding religion and ethics. We think you’ll enjoy this episode as much as we did!
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Lisa Sharon Harper joins Pete and Jared to discuss the impact that colonization and enslavement had on Scripture and how to begin the humble business of decolonizing our faith. Together, they explore the following questions:
If our understanding of the Gospel is not good news, then is it really the Gospel?
Why does Lisa Sharon Harper want to throw up every time she hears someone say Imago Dei?
What does it mean to be made in the image of God and have dominion over the world?
How did the Hebrew understanding of sin differ from the Greek lens we are accustomed to?
How does your understanding of the Gospel influence the platforms you are willing to stand for?
What is the difference between dominion and domination?
What does it mean to subjugate God’s image?
Is the concept of reparations biblical?
TWEETABLES
Pithy, shareable, less-than-280-character statements from Lisa Sharon Harper you can share.
“Scripture itself does still guide me, and it is the Scripture itself that actually has saved my understanding of Christianity.” @lisasharper
“Every single word that was written in the entirety of Scripture was written by someone who was either colonized at the time or under threat of colonization and enslavement.” @lisasharper
“The whole Bible is really stories in the context of colonization and a story of a people struggling to release and free the image of God within them and on Earth.” @lisasharper
“What it means to be made in the image of God is to be given the call and the capacity, all things being equal, to exercise dominion in the world, to steward the world, to serve and protect the world.” @lisasharper
“What I’ve come to understand as the core sin of people of European descent, is not that they try to subjugate other humans, it’s that they tried to subjugate God. They went to war with God because they have only understood dominion as domination.” @lisasharper
“Christianity was founded by Brown, colonized people in the context of colonization. What does it look like then, for us, to go about the humble business of decolonizing our faith? It looks like seeking truth. It looks like listening to truth. It looks like telling the truth.” @lisasharper
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Website: thebiblefornormalpeople.com
Organization: Freedom Road
Book: Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World and How to Repair It All
Book: The Very Good Gospel
Support: patreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople
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