Pannenberg’s position is unique in the role that it ascribes to the future and the provisionality of theological propositions. This is not to suggest that Christians should anticipate new revelations. However, they should anticipate and work toward the refinement of theological propositions through history in fidelity to the received truth of the Christian community. Openness to the future and the search for the consensus of truth is another reason theologians need to be in conversation with the key insights of other scientific disciplines.
