That's really interesting. I think I almost entirely agree with your definition even if it's hard to make precise. Perhaps it's something like, "lots of things *are also* Christian theology, but *doing* theology by expressing opinions on what should be there is a central part of it, and it's not Christian theology as a whole if you do the other bits but never do that"?
I'm often really interested in parts of theology, and it's not just me -- things like interfaith discussions (I think?) represent meaningful engagement in theology that overlaps only partly with your own. But there's some ways it doesn't count if you don't really MEAN it.
Perhaps its one of those questions where it's useful to consider the things that do and don't count, but that once you've thought that much about it, the overall question doesn't boil down to a clear single answer.
Did the debate go on further after that? Was there a teacher who put forth anything they thought should be included?
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Date: 2023-09-24 10:50 am (UTC)From:I'm often really interested in parts of theology, and it's not just me -- things like interfaith discussions (I think?) represent meaningful engagement in theology that overlaps only partly with your own. But there's some ways it doesn't count if you don't really MEAN it.
Perhaps its one of those questions where it's useful to consider the things that do and don't count, but that once you've thought that much about it, the overall question doesn't boil down to a clear single answer.
Did the debate go on further after that? Was there a teacher who put forth anything they thought should be included?