“Theology is a language used by a specific group of people to make sense of their world.” – Rowan Williams, On Christian Theology
“Theology . . . is a particular type of rhetorical art.” – Mark Wallace, Fragments of the Spirit
“Across the broad spectrum of different academic settings and different cultures, across the even broader spectrum of different paradigms for theology’s disciplinary status, most theologians do recognize their responsibility to produce theological discourse which meets the highest standards of the contemporary academy.” – David Tracy, The Analogical Imagination
“Genuine theology is the fruit of a dynamic process of reflection.” – Patricia O’Connel and John de Beer, The Art of Theological Reflection
“Theological Reflection frequently transpires as some form of problem-solving.” – Roger Haight, “Women and the Church: A Theological Reflection”