JCA 1:1 (Summer 1997) p. 8 of supposed universals.18 Liberationist postmodernism reacts against any social structures raised by such metanarratives and attempts to transform them. At the same time, liberationists insist that one’s political and economic situation are the primary determinants to understanding the Scripture. Actuality (or reality), becomes the hermeneutical key, Every applied biblical interpretation (exegesis, systematic theology, or ethical exhortation) must be filtered through reality.