The Shape of Progressive Theology, Part 1--Experience
I've been thinking about the last post discussing Tim Keller and the importance of progressive Christian theology ( thanks to Bill for his kind words about the post ). One of the biggest problems, I think, is that many people don't really believe there is such a thing as progressive Christian theology. Certainly, conservatives take it as an article of faith that there is no such thing as a rigorous progressive Christian theology. But as I pointed out in the last post, I think many people who consider themselves progressive Christians don't really believe that there is a progressive theology--they are progressive in spite of theology, not because of it. What is ironic and unfortunate about that is how untrue it is. One of the things that has really shocked me in my faith journey over the course of the last six or seven years or so is how many people are working on these questions, doing work that is really grappling with the issues of the modern world in a...