Five theological crises
David at The Great Giveaway has a list of five theological issues that he believes are crucial to moving the Church forwards through the end of Modernity. That is, as Modernity dies out as a worldview, how does the Church reinterpret its core ideas and beliefs in light of the criticisms of the framework in which they were most recently understood? (And, we should note, the Modern interpretation of those ideas is by no means the “historical” position of the Church – that framework is only a few hundred years old at most.)
- Scripture – its authority and interpretation by the Church community.
- Salvation – restoring the balance beteen justification and sanctification, moving beyond individualism.
- Justice – restoring the idea of justice as part of the character of a Christian, not merely the duty of a Christian.
- Pluralism – how do we proclaim “Jesus is Lord” to people of other faiths in a meaningful way?
- Ecclesiology – how do we rescue the Church from fragmentation and restore its centrality to Christian faith?
It’s a good list, and David makes some good points as he expands it. He deals with central theological issues and with the issues of love between Christians, and between Christians and everyone else. Indeed, it seems to me to be one of the best such lists I’ve seen.
pax et bonum
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