What does theology explore?
A Distinctly Christian Worldview
Carla Mae Streeter, OP
I. My Place in the Cosmos…. (Creation)
I’m a Creature (Origin - being from the Greatest Being)
Where it all starts from (Love)
The Light (Love manifesting Itself - the Word)
My Deepest Self (The Indwelling)
Re-membering (Conscious Awareness of Who I really am)
II. What Happened? - My Wounds are Showing… (Sin)
A Choice for the Wrong Thing (Original Sin)
Soul-blindness (Ignorance)
Soul-anxiety (Emotional Confusion)
Soul-paralysis (Irresponsible Choice)
The Twisted Human (Personal Sin)
III. Healing is On the Way! … (Redemption)
God’s Part
Taking my image (Incarnation)
Taking my sickness (Paschal Mystery)
Giving me God’s own Self (Grace; Faith/Hope/Charity)
Giving me a Way Back (Jesus)
Giving me Compassionate Power (Holy Spirit)
Giving me a Community (Church/Sacramental Life)My Part
Accepting who I am as blessed and broken (Self-knowledge)
Accepting myself as part of Community (Church)
Accepting ongoing healing (Conversion)
Relating to the Mystery (Basic Decision for God/Owning my Baptism)
Nourishing the Relationship (Prayer/Eucharist)
Listening to the Word (Scripture)
Acting in the Spirit (Commandments/Moral Virtue/Works of Mercy)
Building up the Community (Liturgy/Social Justice)
A Global Citizen (Ecumenic/Interfaith Catholicity)
IV. The Promised Happy Ending… (Eschatology)
The Human Finally Restored (Mary/Saints)
The Human being Transformed (Gifts of the Spirit, Fruits, Charisms, Beatitudes)
The Human Transfigured (Eternal Life)
The Community Transfigured (The New Jerusalem)