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What does it mean to think theologically? What does it mean to have a christian perspective? For some the answer is intrinsically linked to the language and symbolism employed. Unless key words and phrases (or biblical references) are littered through an articulation of the perspective, it lacks any theological or christian insight.
I would argue that, rather than words, phrases and images, it is more akin to a lens through which one looks. When I think theologically, I ask a question such as "Where is God in this?", or "How does this reveal something of the eternal?". A christian perspective might be viewed through the life, teaching, death and/or resurrection of Jesus.
In some senses, every expression of perspective implies a theological grid through which the situation is read, just as - for me - my view of life and the world is shaped by being a Westerner. Although I seek to understand the life of an African or Asian, or even for that matter a European or American, I do so through the eyes of a Westerner, and an Australian one at that.
Part of the spiritual journey then seems to be related to understanding what shapes our perspectives on what we see: to know where we sit and how it shapes the view that we get. Such a description underlines the need for the perspectives of others, and indeed the "Other".
What do you think?
Posted by gary at February 9, 2005 04:50 PM
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