matrix theology

I am not sure how the term relational theology has been used in other circles, and we may need to select a new title for this emerging way of thinking on this blog. If relational theology somehow limits God, as one poster noted some time ago then this is certainly not what we mean here.

On this site, relational theology is a structure of belief that is built around the concept that God is primarily a relational being. He does not exist in isolation but rather in constant interaction with other beings – namely us – and his creation – the universe.

• It is theology because it is a study of what we know about God.
• It is relational because in understanding God, we see that we know him only through relationships in which he expresses himself.

In this form of relational theology, everything takes on a natural tension. It is not easy to demarcate statements as Calvinist or Arminian, preterist or futurist. Instead, the truth exists in the tensions. Relationships are continual things, thus theology is not static but vibrant and alive.

The nature of redemption, of anything really, is that of journey – both past and present. We are part of a narrative rather than the climax of the story.

To my knowledge, no one has rethought God and the Bible from this perspective. Most people bring relational aspects into established systematic theologies. We are attempting to produce something wholly different and unique, but prayerfully close to what was originally intended.