Tuesday 15 January 2008

Week 2 - Bevans, Ch. 2 (Issues in Contextual Theology)

Theologizing takes different expressions in different cultures. In the west - predominantly academic. India = best expressed through dance. Theologian = "midwife" that gives birth to the theology that people create.
Creation-based theology sees the world as generally good. Redemption-based theology sees the world as a mess and God needs to "replace" nature in grace.
What are criteria of orthodoxy? 1. "God is love." 2. Does it go against something basically Christian? 3. is it accepted by God's people? Schreiter = five helpful criteria -pp.23-24.

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