Creative, Emerging Theological Words
Feb 15th, 2009 by John
From my expansive reading, I’ve come to see the need for some new, emerging theological vocabulary.
wishional church– those faith communities longing to be a missional church
hermesleuthtics– the process of finding “secrets” in the biblical text, i.e., the “secrets” of a successful marriage, the “secrets” of overcoming all doubt, the “secrets” of the End Times, etc.
Calvinblistic– description of vitriolic language used by classical determinists to excoriate others
Empireronomics– the results of detecting the concept of “empire” permeating the biblical text
superslapsarianism– Reformed seminarians slapping each other a high five (points).
Obamalogy– discovering how Barak Obama is closer to Jesus than ______.
Old Testosteronement– a Texas manual of new sexual insights into the “Song of Songs”
N.T. Wrightitis– a rash some conservatives get when reading Tom Wright’s views on Pauline theology
theosystemicide– the decline of interest in systematic theology
“Tickling the ears”– hearing more from Madame P. T. about the Great Emergence (which by the way is very stimulating)
Bible Belt Buckle– a Southern Baptist blackberry dessert casserole
Hallelacunae! — the joyful shout textual critics make when they resolve a crucial textual issue
theoneurological map– exquisite exegetical pursuit to tell others exactly what God thinks by going behind the revealed text into the very brain of God (see hermesleuthtics above).
innerinerrancy– (related to “theoneurological map”) the concept guiding some exegetes who actually have the ability to read more from a biblical text than the Holy Spirit ever intended be read (and they feel quite proud of themselves).
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Hilarious! I think my favorite was the N.T Wrighitis. Thanks for the laugh!
This is great!
I need a good laugh this morning brother.
Thank you.
I hope you have a blessed week!
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This is very funny. One of my complaints about reading the books out about the Emerging movemnet is that there are so many words with ‘ly’ or ‘ology’ attached that I can’t understand what is being said.
Thanks for a great laugh this morning!
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The world is groaning under the weight of all the words now being written and spoken.
There is more theology being done than ever before, and every last bit of theology is now available on the internet.
Indeed the entire content of the collective Great Tradition of Humankind is now freely available to anyone with an internet connection.
None of these new words or terms is going to make any difference.
Indeed words of any kind CANNOT make any real difference. They are ALL just part of an elaborate language game, or rather, TOWER of BABEL/BABBLE in which we are all trapped.
And yet isnt it obvious that the world is getting more insane every day.
Great list – I have one more if I may be so presumptious to add to:
Apologeticked – a condition of reddening of the face resulting from being forced to listen to all of the empirical evidence supporting a theological position after being asked your opinion.
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Based on these fresh new terms, I now have the vocabulary to tell you that I used to have the gift of innerinerrancy and was skilled in hermesleuthics; that I currently have a case of theosystemicide; and that I have recently been heckled on my blog by a Calvinblistic zealot who probably suffers from N.T. Wrightitis. Oh, and I currently lead a wishional church.
Great list! Thanks!
Impressive efforts, and quite comprehensive. Makes you seem trustworthy, which is hard to come by these days.
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