theology game topic: the commitments of theology

Finish these sentences. (And explain why you say what you do, if you like giving explanations!)

Theology exists to ________________.

If someone reads my theological writing and only remembers one thing afterwards, I want it to be ___________________.

No matter what topic we're dealing with, theologians must take into account ___________, because we ignore it at our peril.

(SFTS students will recognize these as questions about theological "norm." Other schools will use other terminology, perhaps "the task of theology." We are trying to get at the deep-down commitments that inspire, motivate, keep accountable, and (sometimes) restrict the outlook of our theologies.)

My response. (Lengthy explanations may or may not come in a subsequent post...)

Theology exists to proclaim the goodness, glory and mercy of God.

If someone reads my theological writing and only remembers one thing afterwards, I want it to be the invitation of Christ, both to herself and to her worst enemy.

No matter what topic we're dealing with, theologians must take into account dynamics of power (including authority and oppression), because we ignore them at our peril.