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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Fri Feb 1, 2019, 07:34 PM Feb 2019

Is anyone here familiar with Maria Lopez Vigil's 3 volume work Just Jesus? [View all]

From what I've found about it, it puts a human face on a brown-skinned Jesus and a feminine face on God.

It's apparently in the Liberation Theology approach to Christianity.

It sounds very interesting.

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Is anyone here familiar with Maria Lopez Vigil's 3 volume work Just Jesus? [View all] bobbieinok Feb 2019 OP

Here's a liberating approach to christianity: it is ancient paternalistic bullshit. Voltaire2 Feb 2019 #1

It's the loudest, but US Evangelical Christianity is not the only interpretation of Christianity bobbieinok Feb 2019 #3

Most Evangelicals will say they are for all those good things you mentioned Major Nikon Feb 2019 #7

You're right. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2019 #10

Not at all familiar with it Major Nikon Feb 2019 #2

From what I've read about the books, she breaks significantly from strict Catholic teachings bobbieinok Feb 2019 #4

A fellow by the name of Martin Luther did also Major Nikon Feb 2019 #6

Thank you for the suggestion. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #5

Hi bobbieinok - I am not familiar with this author, but based on your comments I Pendrench Feb 2019 #8

Thank you. And wishing you the same. bobbieinok Feb 2019 #9