This is not a discussion unique to the United Church. Still, every generation must strive for its own balance. These are but five of the theological issues which have been with us from the beginning. They will be with us to the end of days. No doubt there are five times as many.
Theories come and theories go.
Insofar as any theory helps us to know that reality, let us make use of it. Insofar as it fails to do so, let us set it aside. The church is, after all, a work in progress, and the last word will be God's. Christie is a minister at Southminster United in Ottawa. The United Church Observer.