A few years ago in a lecture, Archbishop Desmond Tutu quoted St. Augustine: “God without us will not, as we without God cannot.”21 The statement applies to both the personal and the social dimensions of salvation. Without us, without our response, God will not do it; and we, without God, cannot do it. Without us, without our response, God will not transform us or rescue us, either as individuals or societies. We without God cannot bring about transformation. But God without our response will not bring about transformation.
