Beyond Foundationalism, ch. 1

Contextualization is something I have never considered in theology. Having been versed in primarily objectivist, foundationalist traditions, I did not have categories for what the authors were saying in this chapter. The new category I needed, which is given in this chapter, is that theology changes with context, but can be sharpened and informed by other contexts. We do not have an 'either/or' of subjective and objective truth, but a 'both/and'. I found myself concerned that I was departing from historical, orthodox Christianity. It is there that I find this quote and my concerns are quelled, "there is no reason to think that theology's being set in a Christian culture context rules out theological claims that are universal in scope."