Theology is always on the way

Theology is thus always on its way. It never arrives. There is no definitive and normative theology. Theology is ever in the making. It is always to be remade and refined as struggles develop, as experience deepens, change follows change, and history keeps unfolding. It is ever on the move in the direction of the Truth symbolized by faith and mysteriously known in love. Theology is a pilgrim of truth.

In brief, our theology does not aim at being a perfect system but at being nourishment for life and a plan of action. It will not be tied up with philosophical speculations but with people and their quest for meaning and their will to freedom. It originates in Jesus’ passion, in his people, and makes for ever fuller liberation-resurrections.

Samuel Rayan, SJ, “Decolonization of Theology,” JNANADEEPA, Vol. 1, n. 2, July 1998. [Available here.]