The aforementioned quote neatly describes Catherine Keller’s theology. As a writer, professor and great thinker, this theologian truly embraces environmental theology as one universal poem. Meaning, we all are connected and therefore, just as invested as the Divine.
Upon reading her book, On the Mystery, she does a wonderful job of rebooting process theology and the idea(s) of mystery. “Is it possible that the very name of God endangers the mystery that it names?” (17). I appreciate how Keller believes that “mystery” is not always containable within language. Claims about God come somewhat tainted shall we say, in our own subjectivity. Conversely, Keller speaks of theology as a way of “discerning divinity in process”. In laymen’s terms, always creating. …show more content…
Markets, politics and varied spiritual practices are all at the center of this difficult conversation. Yet, the human family responds to story. As a culture we tend to lean into our tribalism or pit one against another, but it is through story and creating history with the other, we are able to discuss new options.
Sadly, it is in the areas of the geographically and culturally marginalized that we tend to see the worst conditions regarding earth’s health. I would want to ask Professor Keller, when we hear the cry of the poor and also see the results of a dying earth, what does a universal narrative look like? What is an effective narrative when dealing with shared planetary