At times, particularly within ‘contemporary’ Christianity (of which I am a participant), there is a tendency to avoid asking these type of difficult questions. We are deeply indebted to modernism for the cohesive theological systems which form the bedrock upon which our various Christian traditions are based. Many life-hours of work have been dedicated to articulating a Christian faith which is able to address all of our life experiences. We are raised in an cultural/theological environment which values having a reasonable, coherent response to all of the theological and historical questions which are voiced within the context of our Christian experience. Somehow, we humans are drawn towards the comfortable, predictable, repeatable reality which a coherent theological system is thought to provide. However, the reality of our existence is that not everything has an ‘easy’ answer. Not all of life’s difficult issues can be solved with a ‘pre-packaged’, simple response. Continue reading
