tradition can, at its best, be summarized in five vigorous convictions: 1. A response of awe before a grand and powerful God, seen in the majesty of sky and sea, and in the transformed lives of those whose stories are recounted in Scripture. 2. An amazement that this same God is full of grace and love, evoking a response of gratitude, even adoration. 3. A need to probe the intellectual mysteries of faith, while recognizing the metaphorical, accommodating, and limited nature of all theological language. 4. A concern to carry theological reflection to its completion in the transformation of
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