SECOND REFORMATION

According to Thomas Kuhn, a paradigm shift occurs when we look at a culture from a new window. New paradigm emerges when enough people challenge existing beliefs systems. While such changes can occur naturally through the evolution of ideas, a paradigm shift occurs when the anomalies become too great and we need to reexam our biblical roots.
Traditional beliefs, are not spelled out in the Bible, but are theological systems shaped by humans in order to formulate a unified Divine plan of salvation. All the concepts of salvation, from Adam and Eve’s disobedience to Jesus’ act of redemption, are like building blocks based on an elsewhere God. Once the foundation block is removed the whole structure falls apart.
We first need to reimagine the Sacred as immanent in life. Second, free the Spirit from human created bonds, such as developing a positive view of humanity or a positive anthropology of original sin, dismantle theories of atonement, and develop a new Christology. Nothing short of a ‘reformation’ that dares to challenge the elsewhere notion of God and Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of God is needed. The surprise is that this reformation has already started.

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