Soap Box

So, here we are. Studying theology with like-minded truth students. We are asked to think from many perspectives.  We are asked to organize rational reflections based on our ideas while knocking out all bias. We are asked to challenge that which we already believe recognizing some of it may be true and some may not be true. We attempt to translate our understanding of Christian Faith into language that makes sense today.  We attempt to integrate our understanding of our Christian Faith into our everyday life.  How is our understanding of Christian Faith working for us today?  This seems to be an evolution of constant unfoldment and an awareness that we need to recognize.

One thing that came to mind this week was my understanding that all of the human species has an urge to pray and that all of the urges to pray are the same however our definition of prayer is the changing variable.  

Brought up in class was that the Native Americans have no word for religion yet as far back as I can remember I knew there was a spiritual component/religious understanding amongst the Native American people so I found this interesting.

Another topic I found interesting this week was that when the topic of theology and metaphysics is brought up the physicists are not interested in breaking it down as there is too much to break down... I'm sorry but I can't help but think that we as budding theologists are willing to break it down in an attempt to understand it but physicists are not? Really!!! Does this mean we are wiser and smarter that the average physicist?  Physicist's have the same tools of understanding that we as students do. Aren't they able to form a hypothesis and back it up with research?  I should probably jump off this soap box.  Did anyone else have the same thought?