Trinitarian (Relational Theology)
-
Our vision of a Trinitarian theology is born within the ethos of intersectional theology. It acknowledges and prioritizes multiple voices in the conversation. In relationship it learns to make room for others even when the views about God seem to be conflicting.
-
In a trinitarian theology we are reminded that mystery always exists in our understanding of who God is and what God is like and that mystery creates space for us to hold in tension conflicting views and understandings as we realize that our understanding of God finds its greatest impact not in any one point of view but rather in the nexus that connects us all and our stories and our perspective. Meaning is found in the nexus not in some universally held belief imposed upon the whole. We do the work of theology in community.
-
Trinitarian theology also realizes that relationships fundamentally shape and change us. Relationship is at the core of who God is and at the core of who we are. In Philippians chapter 2 we can see that Jesus' relationship in the trinity and with creation summoned him to let go of his privilege and become human. God becoming human was a change that resulted from being in relationship.
-
We believe that relationship fundamentally shapes and transforms those who are in relationship. This means that our relational theology makes space for God to change or at least for our understanding of God to change and develop and mature overtime. We hold conviction about our beliefs while at the same time we do not hold on so tight that our ideas about God become rigid, guarded, and stagnant. This leads into the final part of our theological lens which is that our theology is dynamic not static.