Week 1 Bevans, Chapter 1 Contextual Theology as a Theological Imperative

As I read chapter 1 I reflected on how contextual theology blends the past and the present. The writings of scripture are a product of the context the writers were living in. Yet, Bevans also writes that contextual theology is the receiving and appropriating scripture in our own contexts. I was challenged to think about the relationship between my own personal life experiences and the life experiences of others around me, and how that might have 1) enabled or prevented us from experiencing God in our lives and 2) informed our theology. This whole idea of contextual theology carries particular significance as I reflect on the relationships with those around me.