In his book on evangelism, Will Metzger discusses Dorothy Sayer’s thoughts on theology. At length, he quotes Todd Best’s summary:
For Sayers, theology is what shapes or ought to shape everything that Christians think about and do, an it also ought to speak meaningfully to the culture in addressing broadly human questions… Christian doctrine, the teaching of historically orthodox Christianity,… is not, as many have said, restrictive and narrowing. Rather, it is expansive and opens us up to imaginatively exploring the vast implication that a particular doctrine might do for our toughest problems…
Thus Sayer’s legacy could be said to be that she shows us how to breathe life into doctrines; and she demonstrates that they are not, in fact, boring, but rather they are the most dramatic ideas when couple with our creative imagination rooted in genuine human experience.
Todd Best as cited in Tell the Truth by Will Metzger, pg. 25.
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