Week 6 – Bevans Chapter 6
February 18, 2008
Like the two models we’ve seen already, the praxis model offers both valuable insights and potential challenges. Boff’s description suggests well some of the strengths of this approach:
It does not start with words…or end in words…. , but stems from actions and struggles and works out of a theoretical structure to throw light on and examine these actions.
This model is effective (as we’ve seen in liberation theology approaches) because it has the power to change things and to speak to people within the midst of their struggles. The challenge, however, stems from similar roots: one must be very cautious that the gospel message does not change in order to accomodate circumstances or justify actions which ultimately stem from another source.
