Postby forestwalker » September 18th, 2009, 8:51 am
Chicken and egg scenario. Does the government grow to "protect" us because so many of us are afraid and helpless or do we grow ever more fearful and helpless as the government grows? Which came first, our chicken population or the eggheads that rule us?
For the truth that lies at the heart of theology is not something there to be discovered, but something, or rather someone, to whom we must surrender. The mystery of faith is not ultimately something that invites our questioning, but something that questions us.
Andrew Louth, Discerning the Mystery