Word: adaptability
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...weakness of 19th century theology, as Barth sees it, was that it tried above all to confront and adapt itself to the times. Through theology's wide-open doors and windows "came so much stimulation for thought and discussion that there was hardly time or love or zeal left for the task to be accomplished within the house itself. With all its energies captivated by the world, 19th century theology achieved little in terms of a new and positive understanding of Christian truth...
...pointed out that the government has found it "impossible" to carry through "the mass withdrawal of [ black] labor from European industries." Just as "Karoo farmers do not waste their time arguing whether the low rainfall of the area they farm in is something they should like or dislike . . . and adapt themselves to it," wrote Fagan, "we have to accept the fact of interdependence of the races in South Africa...
...Priests and nuns may not buy or use cars without special permission-and even then may not travel in an automobile with only one member of the opposite sex, even members of the immediate family. Nuns at the wheel must adapt their habits to allow sufficient vision and freedom of movement for traffic safety. Nuns on begging missions must never go about singly, and neither nuns nor friars must beg in streets, public squares, bars, offices, hotels, private houses or sports arenas...
...some years, I, as well as others, have been writing and speaking on precisely these matters-attempting to show that every individual and, in fact, every atom are rooted in a Perfect Infinity or God-consciousness beyond the range of space and time. The Church would do well to adapt to these realities and thereby strengthen its position as a true gateway to the God-source...