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Jon Sobrino on Wisdom for Liberation - Liberation (James 1:5)

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"The poor need wisdom—wisdom to understand their situation, wisdom to resist, wisdom to organize, wisdom to hope. God gives this wisdom generously and without reproach—He does not shame the uneducated. Liberation requires divine wisdom; it is available to those who ask." — Jon Sobrino. Liberation: wisdom for the poor.

Topics & Themes

poorresistorganizeuneducatedliberation

Scripture References

James 1:5

Emotional Tone

hopegratitudeawe

Audience

adults

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