On Human Presence in a Post-Human World
On Human Presence in a Post-Human World
The Faculty of Theology, Arad, Romania, celebrated their bicentennial in 2021 with a symposium. I was invited to participate and address, The Meaning of Theology in Today’s Society and Culture. The fruit of this symposium is also being prepared for publication and my essay “On Human Presence in a Post-Human World” may be found here for those interested in reading it.
Thinking about the theme of this symposium, “The Significance of Theology in Today’s Society and Culture,” brought to mind a set of considerations anchored in the gifts of Orthodox understanding of the spiritual life. When we seek to live faithfully to Jesus Christ in our fragile world these gifts speak directly and compellingly to challenges and opportunities unfolding in the twenty-first century. Pulling these gifts forward “for the life of the world” is the ground upon which I suggest we stand. My considerations are tentative, suggesting avenues for theological thinking and education moving forward. What do we have to offer, and offer tenderly, to the self-forgetfulness that often tempts human beings? What do we have to offer to a world including our own Christian communities in a time when the culture of amnesia has severely compromised or diverted the life-giving flow of Christian tradition?
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