By talking about God or gods or notions of salvific transformation, theology (Christian and otherwise), can inspire subtle reflection on what it means to understand oneself first and foremost in relation to others. Rather than alone or self-determined, theology envisions us as dependent on a world we ourselves have not made. Theology makes the exercise of assessing and reimagining ourselves one and the same.
Not all theology is deterministic. Not all theology preaches humility. Not all theology prioritizes disturbance. But we misunderstand theology when we think it values certainty over complexity.
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