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It's important for Christians to recognize how 'oppression' has been redefined by #CriticalTheory :

"We do not use traditional or popular meanings of oppression (such as a ruler's tyrannical rule or a nation's conquest and colonial domination of other peoples)... 1/
Oppression is 'structural' and 'systemic,' and usually operates under the radar because it is part of an unequal society's 'unquestioned norms, habits, and symbols'; its 'normal processes of everyday life'; 2/
and its 'assumptions underlying institutional rules and the collective consequences of following those rules'" - Adams' Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, p. 247 3/3
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A thread on 'oppression':

"Oppression" is one of the many common words that has been redefined by critical theory. The Bible and the dictionary define oppression in terms of violence, coercion, and cruelty. In contrast, critical theorists define oppression 1/
in terms of subordination, which can be difficult to detect. For example, in her classic essay "Five Faces of Oppression" Iris Young presents five criteria for "determining whether individuals and groups are oppressed" and for making claims about 2/
"whether one group is more oppressed than another." Because oppression -according to critical theorists- is subtle and deeply embedded in the dominant cultural ideology, people may not recognize their oppression immediately. Therefore, they may have to be taught 3/
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Currently reading James Cone's "A Black Theology of Liberation." I will be posting quotes from the book on this thread through the day, without commentary.
"In passing, it may be worthwhile to point out that whites are in no position to question the legitimacy of black theology. Questions like 'Do you think theology is black?' or 'What about others who suffer?' are the product of minds incapable of black thinking" (p. 8)
"The revolutionary context forces black theology to shun all abstract principles dealing with what is the 'right' and 'wrong' course of action. There is only one principle which guides the thinking and action of black theology:an unqualified commitment to the black community" p10
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On the danger of reducing the Black experience to oppression:
"The continuing assumption of universal marginalization across every era of African-American history actually flattens the African-American experience and contributes to the increasing irrelevance of black preaching.1/
The experience of African-Americans in 1830 could be fairly characteristic as near universal enslavement, oppression, and marginalization. Few would deny that. But how should we describe African-Americans in 1930?... 2/
Moreover, the1930s seem like a lifetime ago for African-Americans born around 1980. The experience of 1980s-generation African-Americans is so different from previous generations that a burgeoning number of books dare to argue for a ‘post-Black’ self-understanding… 3/
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