We can build robust theologies and wrestle with doubt…

“We can build robust theologies and wrestle with doubt without have to tear down 2,000 years of orthodoxy. Friends, you do not have to deconstruct your faith to question your faith. Build a solid foundation. Build a theology under and around your faith rather than tear down your faith and walk away.”

@christina_crenshaw

Ok, I’m going to stop talking about deconstruction at some point! I cobbled this quote together from a series of stories from Christina and I really appreciate the sentiment of construction instead of demolition.

To build on yesterdays post, if deconstruction seems like taking a wrecking ball to your faith - maybe the approach during that is to *rebuild* that faith on a solid foundation. I’ve never described myself as deconstructing but this whole account is about my journey in listening to other people and enjoying the building of a faith that’s prayerfully constructed of something amazing and not torn down from something hollow.

Ask questions and build rather than tear down and walk away. That sounds like a faith worth engaging in to me.