Individuation…

I spent some time last night reading my MTS mid-point paper. It occurred to me that perhaps I was still working on individuating and finding my place in the discipline of theology. Looking back, though, I was not finding a place. I was interested in the culture of theology and church, but I was not “feeling” or sensing a deep and abiding connection with the discipline of theology. What I was professing and articulating as “becoming an honest theologian” was, I think, an effort to individuate. But, this process of individuating was concretely situated within the discipline of theology. And, it wasn’t until I began to read cultural theory and feminist theory that I began to see myself individuate.

Individuation is both an interesting and difficult process. Then, I didn’t think that individuating was a difficult process; I only thought it was a necessary process. I have learned that I was wrong! Individuating was difficult and I’m learning that in my current job, my individuation is [on most days] problematic. I’m more concerned with my academic pursuits than I am anything else, and I find myself more perturb with working for a machine. And so, the lesson here is that I’m learning more about individuation…

more to come…but probably not more on individuation!