He made it utterly plain that theology is true to itself only when it issues into people’s existence, that is, into their day-to-day contexts or, as we say colloquially: “doing theology.” Or perhaps like this: “Theology is not a noun, it is a verb”. It is called Theological Existence Today. I prefer to speak of “theological existence” instead of “theology.” I get that term from Karl Barth who, in opposition to the politics of Hitler and National Socialism, wrote a pamphlet in 1933 against the imposition of laws of sheer injustice. Allow me to use technical terminology to assist you in understanding what my “theological existence” looks like. I need to tell you something about myself and how I came look at and work with “theology”. To her, I give thanks for that and also on your behalf for saving you from having to wonder what on earth my initial title was getting at. My initial title-proposal was a more Germanic phrase – in other words: more cumbersome – and so, as if sent by an angelic intelligence, she gave me a seven word statement that completely sums up what I had in mind. It read: “When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty!” I do not know her but she and I are “on the same page,” as we say, for she described in a way what I was planning to do this week here at Vancouver School of Theology. Įarlier this year and watching the nightly PBS News Hour, my eyes caught a sign carried by a woman in a large crowd protesting against an executive order to restrict and prohibit admission of people from a number of Muslin countries, issued by the president of her country.
And that alone legitimates theology to engage in resistance. Or, theology is exegesis in the service of the Word of the God of Israel. It is exposition, interpretation of the Bible. The form and substance of such “principle” is based in what I understand theology to be: Theology is not philosophy nor speculation. Įven though my address is not a sermon, I still would like to think of it as an exegesis of the prophecy of Jeremiah 29:7 “Make the welfare of the city your prominent aim, pray to the Holy One on its behalf, for your welfare is tied up with its welfare.” These words encourage the faithful to persevere in resistance, but not on principle but with principle. I am happy to be back here and tonight to be in your midst. It is my third visit as an instructor here each time my affection for this extraordinarily beautiful city deepens which is reinforced anew when I fly over and then land at the airport on my way to Whitehorse in the equally extraordinarily beautiful Yukon to visit my brother and my daughter and their families. Let me at the outset, express my profound gratitude for the privilege of once again being on the campus of Vancouver School of Theology, to work together with participants on the responsibility to resist and how theological existence of followers of the Jew Jesus imposes and enables that responsibility. We honour the wisdom of the elders and thank the Musqueam people for their hospitality. I wish to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered tonight on the traditional lands of the Musqueam people. “When Injustice Becomes Law – Resistance Becomes Duty”, Theology Is Not Exempt. Professor Rumscheidt has been part of our summer school faculty this year, teaching a course entitled “Government Oppression and Ecclesial Resistance”.
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