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Oh my goodness, Trey. I relished this read. The history. The reversal of phrase to reveal the bias of white as the default. The summary of PSA as *a* hermeneutic rather than *the* hermeneutic (fairly, I might add). The spicy captions. This was delicious.

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"We just assume they're the default." Love this essay, and I'm so grateful for voices like yours!

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"We just assume they’re the default. That how they’ve done it is how it’s always been done. Everyone else is somehow making stuff up, except for them." 👏👏

My first Substack post was on the influence of Dr. Cone on my faith. For me, you can't read him and ever go back to "white liberation theology."

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Jan 18Liked by Trey Ferguson

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Well that's a word. It got a whole emoji I've never used before.

Thanks for this, Trey.

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Thank you for this and your scholarship 🔥

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I am obsessed with this.

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Jan 19Liked by Trey Ferguson

👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 so good, so funny, so true!

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Jan 18Liked by Trey Ferguson

THE FATHERS OF WHITE LIBERATION THEOLOGY I CAAAAAAAAAAAAAN'T

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Daaaaaaaaaammmmmn 🔥🔥🔥

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Jan 21Liked by Trey Ferguson

I am so grateful Natalia Marandiuc made us read James Cone in systematics at Perkins. It so convicted me I wanted to throw it across the room--it totally changed my faith.

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Jan 20Liked by Trey Ferguson

Loved this post - you are such a gifted writer.

Those picture captions were 🔥

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Jan 20Liked by Trey Ferguson

I just got my hard copy of Theologizin’ Bigger and I can’t wait to start reading. Trey, you are really a visionary, and I so appreciate your voice in this world.

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Love these points bro

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Jan 19Liked by Trey Ferguson

I clicked. I laughed. And had my mind expanded. Great stuff!

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“The Church was selling salvation. They weren’t leading people to repentance & transformation. They would sell you a ticket to heaven. He ain’t think that was right. They called him a heretic for that.”

It is frustrating to see this careless misrepresentation of the Catholic teaching. A quick glance at Catholic Answers would reveal that indulgences can’t save you. They are *only efficacious for the already saved.* Always have been. Additionally, the conflict between Luther and Rome was more complex. Luther was excommunicated when he publicly burned the papal bull ordering him to recant, and then *publicly burned all of canon law.* There was misunderstanding and fault on both sides, but these are hardly the actions of a reluctant man.

Please, I beg of you, just read Catholic Answers briefly:

https://www.catholic.com/tract/myths-about-indulgences

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The buoyancy with which you navigate topics through silliness and seriousness needs to be studied.

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