On Being a Lay Theologian

Alright, this is a serious blog, despite the titillating title. It is intended for theological discussion on a host of issues as they arise, however, it is primarily intended to get people to read what I want them to read and to discuss it at a time of my own choosing.

Here's how it will work. If you want to join the conversation, you'll have two ways to do so. 1) you can read the book at hand and make original postings reflecting your reading of that book. If you choose to do this, you will become a co- administrator of the site and can post at any time. 2) if you want to read the blog without reading the text at hand, you can participate by comments only. If you chose to make comments that are equal to or greater in moronic-tude than my own comments, they may very well be erased.

There is great debate today about Truth and who owns it. I am not an expert in the topics to be discussed, but that is not a requirement for good theology to be practiced. There may well be some who end up reading this with far more theological education than I have now, or will ever have. But truth is about persuasion and dialogue. We all stand where we stand and do our best to stand there with integrity. Hopefully in participating together in this conversation, we may find times to mutually influence one another and by doing so, find ourselves further down the road of understanding.