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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Biblical Interpretation? Everyone who reads the bible is an interpreter, but no reader of the bible interprets the bible from a neutral posture. Regardless of one’s racial, ethnic, gender, generational, social, or intellectual postures, every bible reader brings baggage to the text. This baggage can either help or hinder one’s ability to arrive at what…

Currently with a growing body of research on the topic of evil, it may be interesting to become acquainted with the definitions of evil from theology to psychology. These definitions affect how individuals perceive evil as a concept, leading them to experience it on their own terms. Theology takes evil seriously, bringing light upon the…

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…