Gregory of Nyssa and the Culture of Oppression - Baylor University

in its climate.”9 The oppressive society therefore is both violent towards and possessive of its oppressed. In that value system, the oppressed deserve and should be grateful for their status. In fact, the oppressors deserve to be on top of the social hierarchy. They are better than the ones on the other end—smarter, stronger, holier, less ................
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