Structuration Theory and Theology PART TWO: the water and the stones







4 thoughts on “Structuration Theory and Theology PART TWO: the water and the stones

  1. I was always a fan of the “Two-Book” method. In this post-modern culture it is almost necessary to use this method to reach millennial populations. I am encouraged by the way academia is trying to break into this mindset and encouraging students to develop their own thoughts, and remain submerged in tradition.

    • “Two-Book” meaning Scripture is revealing who God is and science (discovery) is revealing how God did or is doing it in the world. I.e. physics allows us to discovery the the physical world in which we live and the physical laws we are bound to.
      With that said I am not sure what that means for how God works in the world. If he established laws that means that he too is bound to the laws he created. John’s writing in Revelation reveals that there too will be a physical presence of heaven on earth. The physical presence of heaven and the depictions of what John saw in his vision (even though we only have glimpses of what he actually saw) reveals that there too is a similar physics in heaven. So these laws are also present even in heaven.
      The “Two-Book” method validates the study of Scripture and the study of our world. By studying the world we can use what we discover to better interpret Scripture. This method works only when we include the Holy Spirit into every aspect of discovery and interpretation.

  2. Ah, yes. This sounds like exactly the practice we see in the wisdom literature, i.e. wise men like Solomon studying the natural world and drawing conclusions from what they observe, concerning how God has ordered the Creation. This “two book” idea was part of hebrew theology in the OT.

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