There’s a quote that comes to mind by Steve Biko when he says, “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” For centuries, the Bible has been used by colonial powers to support their imperial strategies, which I find to be an ironic situation when so much of the Bible originated by way of hostile resistance to empires. What is widely regarded as a Sacred text, has been misappropriated as a tool to control and oppress people by seeking to enforce a colonial mindset. Dube’s thoughtful exposition draws upon her experience as a South African woman of the colonial heritage to identify a range of areas where the reading of the Bible must be decolonized, or freed from the bonds of the oppressor.
Drawing out
Drawing out