I was up at 4 am this
morning watching a show on the lost years of Jesus on the Science channel (I
know about TiVo, I didn't get up to watch it, it just happened to be on and I
happened to be awake). It was cool because they actually had legitimate
scholars that I have heard of like Marcus Borg. Anyway what struck me wasn't
the program, but the mantra of the Science channel--"Test
Everything". I love it! We should test everything, especially our
theology.
The scientific theory
is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world,
based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through
observation and experiment. A theological theory should be similar. My favorite
filter to run theology through is the Wesleyan Quadrilateral that includes:
reason, experience, tradition and scripture.
Science and theology should
go hand in hand and not be bitter enemies. I once heard theology is God
revealed in Scripture and science is God revealed in nature (I like it!). It
seems to me if your theology is at odds with your science one of the two is
screwed up. So keep testing, keep asking the tough questions and never stop
considering that you may not be right!
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