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Friends Along the Way

homosexuality and divorce) than in dismantling the structures that perpetuate racism, sexism and poverty. One of the most striking characteristics of the Christianity of the North Atlantic in the twentieth century has been its increasing tendency to privatization and thereby its alignment with and perpetuation of the status quo. There are, thankfully, exceptions: costly and shining ones. But their presence only heightens the question of why it is that the Churches as a whole and theologians in particular are not at the forefront of an intellectual and practical campaign for justice, peace, and the integrity of creation. Not that that is a particularly comfortable place to be, or even always a safe place: we need only remember Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Martin Luther King. And theologians are human and partial and particular: we will sometimes get it wrong. But at least we will be engaged, with passion and compassion, in the struggles of our society and our world. We will be seen to care. And we will not be boring.