Observations/Reflections: The Necessity of Contextualizing Theology
Status: Dictated but Not Reviewed
Published: 06/11/10
Written: 04/05/2010
Dictated By: Flint McGlaughlin

Regardless of the arguments, all theology is necessarily contextualized. It is contextualized the minute it enters human conception. Contextualization is part of the encoding necessary for the receiver to receive. It is incumbent on the transmitter to encode in such a way as the receiver can receive. We should not be afraid to conceptualize theology in our missional efforts. It is mandatory.