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Summary Of The Bible With The Damned By Bob Ekblad

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Bob Ekblad, in his two chapters from Reading The Bible With The Damned shares personal anecdotes from the time he spent ministering to prisoners, immigrants, impoverished and alienated groups of people as they re-interpreted and connected to pieces of scripture from their drastically different socio-economic context. Ekblad, in his first chapter, describes the importance of facilitating scripture discussions with the marginalized, encouraging open and honest conversation, as opposed to a student-teacher preaching style. Ekblad emphasizes that this method lifts up the voices of those whom are often silenced or ignored. Furthermore, Ekblad seeks to aid us in sympathizing with these marginalized groups who approach scripture completely different
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