Our theological, philosophical, and scientific configurations are so often supposed to represent absolute precision. We tenaciously Hold on to them come hell or high water. They effectively immerse us in a sterilized vat of facts, where mystery and imagination are forced to undergo the steady drip of a powerful anesthetic that aims to keep us under control and on the true path. But what happens? God breaks through. Curiosity and questioning begin to surface and unqualified exactitude is shattered. All of a sudden we’re free/falling with seemingly nothing to hold on to, unanchored in a violent sea of uncertainty. Such an experience, though disconcerting and complicated, is unavoidable, but should be considered a necessary development that will hopefully lead us towards embracing and standing for truer views of philosophy, science, and theology, where mystery and imagination are part of life with God, the other, and the world.
