Originally published at Southern Cross
By Cecilia González-Andrieu, Ph.D.
In last month’s column, I invited us to notice the trials of our world. This is not difficult to do because we are so inextricably interconnected by instantaneous global communications. Yet, although many of us may be familiar with the term “doom scrolling,” which means we’re glued to our phones and the awful stories served up by algorithms, this is not what a theological engagement with the world looks like.
It’s not enough for us to be outraged by war or environmental destruction. Instead, we need to do the hard work that will allow our hearts to be moved so deeply that we may become coworkers in God’s project. In other words, religious faith is a way for us to say yes to the living God who walks with us and invites us to walk with each other toward a particular destination.
Instead of simply reacting to the constant stream of bad news, we are called to engage with the world on a deeper, theological level. Theology is not about ideas imprisoned inside dusty library books, but a living task that everyone who longs to discover the traces of God in their life is involved in doing.
