In modern times, a false distinction can often be made between theology and spirituality. As I mentioned in Volume One, theology must be professionally, confessionally, and socially responsible. Theology must also be grounded in the life of the Spirit.
Theology is both scientific and contemplative.
Theology and prayer are distinguishable but not separable human acts. In Eastern Orthodoxy, the distinction between theology and spirituality is not so easily made. The articulation of faith would never be severed from the practice of the faith Liberation theology's emphasis on praxis as a starting point in theology could only have developed as a result of Western theology. In the East theology could not be conceived as severed from life and particularly life in the Spirit. Theology is talking about God and is less credible if it does not follow from having talked to God.