The God of the Bible is the God of liberation rather than oppression; a God of justice rather than injustice; a God of freedom and humanity rather than enslavement and subservience; a God of love, righteousness and community rather than… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
The fundamentalists may have created a personalized Jesus we don't even recognize, but the liberals' Jesus, too, is an individualized Jesus who serves the empire - a Jesus painfully divorced from his ministry of justice. — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
What always strikes me in the story of Cain and Abel is how often the word "brother" is used. Cain killed his "brother." God… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
I think "post-racial" is a dangerous trap. You can fall into complacency and give your complicity a much more dangerous character. — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
I've been a politician and so I'm sometimes cynical about what politicians won't do. When I hear a politician say something that makes no… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
I believe scripture is not just resilient but rebellious against its abuse by people. Scripture says it refuses to be used in that way… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
The God of the Bible is the God of liberation rather than oppression; a God of justice rather than injustice; a God of freedom… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
Ordinary people - churches, too - have a role to force politicians to respond. Governments are not impressed with theories, but governments are impressed… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
Ubuntu is not a biblical concept but an ancient African one. Nevertheless it falls back on one simple thing: that humans have been created… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
And besides, it drives the dragon crazy when you sing about his downfall even though you are bleeding — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
“When we go before Him, God will ask, "Where are your wounds?" And we will say, "I have no wounds." And God will ask,… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
The fundamentalists may have created a personalized Jesus we don't even recognize, but the liberals' Jesus, too, is an individualized Jesus who serves the… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
If your starting point for understanding humanity is a racialist viewpoint, with superiority and inferiority projected onto people because of the color of their… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
