Theology Has Skin in the Game

Most people think theology is a set of beliefs.

In reality, theology is often a survival system.

It helps people answer questions about suffering, justice, prayer, loss, meaning, and hope. When catastrophe strikes, theological assumptions are tested not in classrooms but in hospital rooms, shelters, funerals, and disaster recovery centers.

This essay explores why theology is never merely intellectual. It has skin in the game. When people suffer, theology suffers too.

Central Insight:

Theological injury occurs because our beliefs are connected to our lives. When reality wounds life, it often wounds theology as well.