Constructive Theology Quotes

“A static and unyielding divinity is truly incommensurate with the very fabric of existence and is not in fact supported by many biblical stories that indicate a relational God who weeps over a beloved people, a beloved earth, who anguishes and builds, who argues and responds, who watches over creation (like a mother eagle), and who is as steadfast as a rock.”
― Paul Lakeland, Constructive Theology: A Contemporary Approach to Classical Themes

“I am convinced that an intolerant monotheism is a greater danger in today’s world than a tolerant polytheism.”
― Paul Lakeland, Constructive Theology: A Contemporary Approach to Classical Themes

“Salvation should be understood first and foremost as the appropriate relation of the human being, individually and collectively, to reality in its most comprehensive sense.”
― Paul Lakeland, Constructive Theology: A Contemporary Approach to Classical Themes

“With respect to the question of life after death, I think it is wise for Christians to admit to some tentativeness about it (Eccles. 3: 18–22). The surest thing we can and should say is that we entrust ourselves to God in death as in life (Rom. 14: 7–9).”
― Paul Lakeland, Constructive Theology: A Contemporary Approach to Classical Themes