De La Torre, the Author of Reading the Bible from the Margin as a book bestows a point of view on the Standard way of reading the Bible. He clarifies that one understanding of the Bible can be due to the fact of the culture power. Even with the culture dominating power, De la Torre wants to show us how marginalizing are a spiritual empowered. Although people in power are not racist they have privilege that dominate above the marginalized and because of this they must educated on the subject. The scripture from the point of view of the oppressed, readers can learn God’s will and understanding of the marginalized with their struggles. La Torre analyzes and expands on the idea of the importance of the interpretation of the scripture on the
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Even with people who are powerful and have privilege do not always ruin the lives of people who lived marginalized. Some are not even aware of the powers that they might have and with proper education on the oppressed this issue can be solved or become nonexistent. De La Torre points out that black people were also once privilege but because or social norm it has become that whites are to be more pure and blacks to be more of a anti figure. De La Torre is not putting the blame on the whites for this issue but he is marking the power in society to reveal to the readers on what is the problem …show more content…
It expands on the idea of diversity that if it is not represented or presented in believers in the church they are it due to the result of racism. There is also issues of sexism and classism along with the struggles that gays and women have within society that La Torre brings up; this lets readers see the perspectives of the marginalized. De La Torre covers the thoughts of the different perspectives that the gays and sexism have and now it lets them gain insight in the meaning of Scripture that church misses.” Just as whites worship a Christ in their own image; it becomes significant to see the divine in color of those who are
Even with people who are powerful and have privilege do not always ruin the lives of people who lived marginalized. Some are not even aware of the powers that they might have and with proper education on the oppressed this issue can be solved or become nonexistent. De La Torre points out that black people were also once privilege but because or social norm it has become that whites are to be more pure and blacks to be more of a anti figure. De La Torre is not putting the blame on the whites for this issue but he is marking the power in society to reveal to the readers on what is the problem …show more content…
It expands on the idea of diversity that if it is not represented or presented in believers in the church they are it due to the result of racism. There is also issues of sexism and classism along with the struggles that gays and women have within society that La Torre brings up; this lets readers see the perspectives of the marginalized. De La Torre covers the thoughts of the different perspectives that the gays and sexism have and now it lets them gain insight in the meaning of Scripture that church misses.” Just as whites worship a Christ in their own image; it becomes significant to see the divine in color of those who are