Pomotheo is happy to be invited, or should we say we asked to be invited, to a new initiative in the realm of theology. The mission of the Transforming Theology network is to tighten the bonds between theology and transformative action in the church and the world.

The Transforming Theology project pursues a three-pronged approach for deepening the relationship between theology and transformative action. The "Transforming the Church" page describes the denominational summit meeting scheduled for May 2009, as well as steps to strengthen the networks of Christians across the denominations who share with one another the passion for a transforming and transformative theology. The "Seminaries and Divinity Schools" page describes new initiatives in theological education that are helping to train future religious leaders according to these priorities and to disseminate them more broadly.

But what of the third, and no less essential, prong in the effort: theologians themselves? This part of the website, and of our overall project, is dedicated to those theologians who are writing in powerful and accessible ways to transform church and world. We are identifying these men and women, publicizing their work, making their books available to bloggers and to the media, recording interviews with them that can be downloaded as podcasts -- in short, creating a network of theologians whose work is transformative.

Our task is not to establish strict criteria for what counts as acceptable or unacceptable theology. Instead, we join with all Christian thinkers who are involved in formulating, and living, transformative theologies. We are working to bring home the two-directional nature of the organic link between belief and action. Powerful theologies lead to powerful ministries in the church and in the world. But the feedback relationship is no less important: examining transformative ministries, as well as those that fail to be transformative, often provides crucial guidance in how theologies should be extended, adapted -- or radically revised..

Our role will be to critique the writings and books we get through out own lens and hopefully we will engage some other blog writers. So stay tuned and enjoy!