Theology Essays and Research Papers

John Milbank’s, Theology & Social Theory, “takes on all of the major social theorists and evaluates them from a Christian theological perspective” (Meneses). Milbank’s work starts with   the statement, “Once, there was no ‘secular’” (p. 9). Next, Milbank continues with his critiques of the modernist construction of the secular. He discusses the ways in which…

Why do we need Theology? Why should we practice it and who is it even for? These major themes are discussed in by Grenz and Olson’s Who Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God. The authors explain their motivation by observing that “Many Christians today not only are uninformed about basic theology but…

While themes of empowerment and deliverance can be found throughout Christian theology, it is clear that they hold a unique place within Pentecostalism and the Theology of Liberation, two traditions that emphasize both the spiritual and material nature of salvation. From the earliest days of the Pentecostal movement, adherents celebrated a sense of personal and…

Throughout history, there have always been groups of people who have been unfairly discriminated against. Some typical reasons for discrimination include race, ethnicity, economic status, gender, sexual orientation, and even disabilities. In India, there is a group of people, referred to as Dalits, that are heavily discriminated against based on economic and social standing. They…

Since our first parents, humankind has struggled with learning about and knowing God, the one who is being. He seems so far, so vast, unintelligible; how could we properly speak and know of him, and is that even possible at all? However, we have found the possibility for proper theology: God, through the gift of…

Summary of Text In Postcolonial Imagination & Feminist Theology, Kwok Pui-Lan draws from the insight of post-colonial theory to critique the tangled relationship between Christianity and colonialism. While Kwok acknowledges that “the Western theological tradition is not monolithic,” she argues that many of its theological projects are laden with imperializing structures and biases because they…

“Suffering naturally gives rise to doubt. How can one believe in God in the face of such horrendous suffering as slavery, segregation, and the lynching tree?” Since a young age James Cone went through life changing experiences that have molded his future. In his community of black churches on the rise also was the reality…

Marcus J. Borg was raised in a Lutheran family, with several family members who served as Lutheran pastors. He describes church activities such as Sunday-morning services, Sunday school, and youth groups as composing a significant chunk of his childhood. This information conveys Borg had a profoundly Christian upbringing, and he was familiar with the beliefs…

Service is the action a person takes to help others. There are different kinds of services like Community Service and Christian Service. Community Service is helping in your community, schools, church, individuals, or organizations. Christian Services is the act of doing work for God. It could be sharing the gospel or even spreading the word…

Introduction Theological dialogue can be referred to as dialogue about the foundation of being itself, the Absolute, God. The foundation of the dynamics of dialogue lies at the root of the human being and is shown in the existential analysis of the human being himself, as modern philosophers have pointed out. It has been pointed…