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kwassa

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8. Do most religious white people care the slightest bit about radical theology?

Reply to rug (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 09:47 PM

Apr 2013

This isn't a white vs. minority issue, I think. I think there is not much interest in the subject.

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Radical Theology: The New “White” Religion? [View all] rug Apr 2013 OP

I believe that this guy has touched on something that is going to have a profound impact on grantcart Apr 2013 #1

There is something to be said for having a different than Eurocentric take on theology. rug Apr 2013 #2

Absolutely grantcart Apr 2013 #3

My sense of Pentecostalism is that it's light on theology but heavy on experience. rug Apr 2013 #4

Pentecostalism isn't just light on theology it is a virulent form of anti-intellectualism grantcart Apr 2013 #11

"Eventually the Catholics are going to nominate a Pope from their largest base, Latin America." Fortinbras Armstrong Apr 2013 #5

Of course you are right and if asked I would have correctly answered what country he is from but grantcart Apr 2013 #12

The current pope is from Latin America! He was born there, and raised there. nt MADem Apr 2013 #9

Absolutely correct, I wonder why I missed that. Maybe he still seems European. grantcart Apr 2013 #10

Sometimes we forget that South America, like North America, has an "immigrant culture" too. MADem Apr 2013 #13

Not an excuse for me. grantcart Apr 2013 #14

From what I've seen in Mexco and South Texas, okasha Apr 2013 #6

The 3rd chapter of the book he references as "radical theology" opens with a Wallace Stevens poem. Jim__ Apr 2013 #7

Do most religious white people care the slightest bit about radical theology? kwassa Apr 2013 #8

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