When our tradition chose an imperial Christ who lives inside the world of static and mythic proclamations, it framed Christian belief and understanding in a very small box. The Christ of these creeds is not tethered to earth—to a real, historical, flesh-and-blood Jesus of Nazareth. Instead, it is mostly mind with little heart, all spirit and almost no flesh or soul. Is our only mission to merely keep announcing our vision and philosophy statement? Sometimes it has seemed that way. This is what happens when power and empire take over the message.
