Epilogue: Learning Theology in Crisis by Reading the Times. A Question of Leadership
The final chapter of the book, the epilogue, examines the experience of crisis and its relevance for theological education and the developing of theological discernment through the lens of leadership. Globalization has broken down national and territorial boundaries and compressed time and space. It has brought convenience to social life and connection among people. An important task for any theologian, therefore, involves reading the times. Evaluating the time we live in implies offering a response to people`s most acute question to any leader: What`s going on? Or more precisely: what time is it? Is this a time for rejoicing or lamenting? Should we keep peace or go to war? What should we make of the world around us and how should we respond to it? Should we protest or salute? The imaginative and poetic craftmanship of trying to read the times is a contested and difficult enterprise, perhaps because reading the times involves looking both backwards and forwards.Within the realm of contextual theologies, the emergence of local theologies and an increasing sensitivity to history and culture has created an important shift in perspective of Christian self-awareness and theology, both among churches in the north and south. This then means that while theology is contextual, our contexts are increasingly interconnected and we cannot do theology limited to our local contexts. So, how do we engage interdisciplinary theologians teaching into their varying contextual realities to read the times locally and glocally? How do we develop and enhance the poetic and situational discernment that grows out of intimate knowledge of Scripture and Tradition and dedicated attention to the critical questions that any contemporary crisis evokes? Put bluntly, how do we train theologians both as poets and prophets?
Publisert i 2024
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