Monday, August 16, 2021

Three moments of human experience and transformation


 
Where should we start as we think about human transformation? I argue that it is marginality. As I wrote a book back in 2013, A Transformative Reading of the Bible, I still hold the view that authentic human transformation needs a moment/attitude of "I am no-one." "I am no-one" is a locus where I find the love of God. With God's grace, I would say "I am some-one." I am that I am. I am confident in myself. I love myself. Then, I may love others. "I am one-for-others." The transformation experience is not a linear movement but a circular one.