Bad Theology

<p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Why does bad theology happen to good people?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Is it even possible for theology to go bad? </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>On the one hand the answer ought to be 'no'. It comes from God so how can it be bad? Yet theology is predominately human construct and as a result humans can influence their theological conclusions with their own desires and beliefs. The result more often than we care to admit is 'bad theology'.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Drawing on a careful definition of 'bad theology' as theology which denies human flourishing avoids self-reflection and doesn't seek justice and equality Leah Robinson offers a series of penetrating case studies which show what bad theology can look like when put into action. As we look at how theology can be bad she argues we might begin to understand how it might be better.</span></p>