iGod blog series: Who God is and how do we know?
I’ve taken Systematic Theology 3 times: once as an undergraduate at Hardin-Simmons University, my second time in a graduate seminar at Logsdon School of Theology at Hardin-Simmons University, and then my third time was while I was pursuing my Master’s at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary on the campus of Northwestern University with D. Stephen Long. My first two times to take this course were taught by baptists of the Southern Baptist persuasion, though they each had a different expression of their baptist identity, certainly.
James Shields taught me “Christian Doctrine” from O’Connor’s text, and Dan Stiver took a different approach by using Jürgen Moltmann, a German Protestant Theologian. Steve Long, a United Methodist, Aquinas loving, Radical Orthodoxy theologian took yet another approach to the teaching of Systematic Theology. We looked at Systematic Theology from a Thomist perspective, and it was here where I first encountered the question: Who God is, and how do we know? Thomas asks this question in the Summa, and then explores it at great depth.
I remember writing a very Orthodox treatment of this question, borrowing from Aquinas and some Feminist Theologians. I recall being moved by the idea that God is Holy Other and not the sum of parts. God is that which nothing greater can be conceived . . . but what does our experience tell us about who God is and us knowing this? It is the question of experience which prompts me to ask this question now. And, I wanted to solicit ideas from varying people. So, I did.
I initially cast my question to 4 white, straight, males, all of whom have higher ed. educations. A few hours after soliciting them, I recast my question to women, people, of color, queers, lesbians, and those outside the realm of traditional or orthodox Christianity, including Muslims and “heretics.” I’ve gotten a favorable response from many.
And so, I’m rolling out the iGod blog series exploring the question: Who is God and how do we know? I will present one entry a day until I’ve exhausted the entries. Some will be orthodox, un-orthodox, heretical, and all across the board. These entries will raise up the Christian scriptures, other sacred texts, feminist theories and theologies, and queer theories and theologies, including some liberationist bents. I think it will be a great series.
As always, all of my research questions come from the self, and in this case, my own self. I am looking forward to seeing how this series unfolds. Who is g/God and how do we know? Let’s explore this!
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