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Thinking Theologically According to Stone & Duke
Practice of the Christian faith happens in every part of life, whether worshipping in the Church, engaging in honest business practice or holding the door open for a complete stranger. The book by Stone & Duke (1996), entitled How To Think Theologically, tells us that these practices in faith are actually theological in nature. We may not know it, but through our faith, we are all theological. The text simply encourages us to think more consciously of God and the implications of His part in our faith.
What is immediately most appealing about the Stone & Duke text is the democratic implications of its claim. Essentially, the text declares theology a subject not exclusive to religious scholars, clergy or academics. Instead, the authors assert, "we hold a time-honored conviction that when Christians are baptized they enter into a ministry they all share, responding to a God-given call to disclose...
Their calling makes them witnesses to faith, and hence theologians as well." (p. 1)
This suggests an openness to the discussion of theology that is egalitarian in nature. As such, it reflects the humanist values of Jesus Himself. However, the text notes that we do have a responsibility to keep in this arrangement. To the point, Stone & Duke make a clear distinction between acting in the Christian spirit without truly committing one's faith. The text refers to this as orthopraxy, the practice of religion absent any true emotional or intellectual belief. Stone & Duke differentiate this from orthodoxy, in which one professes to adhere to the Christian faith but behaves in decidedly objectionable and unchristian ways. Both, the text argues, are counterintuitive to a true belief in God and Jesus Christ. This is why the insertion of theological consideration is so important.
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Works Cited:
Stone, Howard W., and James O. Duke. How to think theologically. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. Print.
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