Ever wonder why life constantly moves? We move to get food. We move to work. We move to relax. We even move in our sleep. Life constantly moves.
While walking the other day, it came into my head that perhaps this is my inability to understand Conservative theology.
At St. Mary's University, I studied Political Science. One of the earliest things I can recall learning in the Poly Sci department was what liberal and conservative meant in a classical sense. Not ideologically or politically motivated definitions, but something more fundamental.
Liberals and conservatives are always looking for answers to the current questions being asked by culture. Liberals (as I recall the definition) default to look to a model that is new in order to begin to answer the questions being asked. "Health care is broken? Lets create a model that will work for the current needs."
Conservatives (as I recall the definition) default to look to a model that has worked in the past in order to begin to answer the questions being asked. "Health care is broken? The private market works for car insurance even though car insurance is mandatory, we should have the private market model for health care as well."
As a self-identified liberal I am beginning to see that people, just because they are alive and life means movement, are seeking answers to the hard questions. So the question is not "are we going to move on these difficult questions?" We are because we are alive. The question seems to be "Which direction will guide us, the future or the past?"
While walking the other day, it came into my head that perhaps this is my inability to understand Conservative theology.
At St. Mary's University, I studied Political Science. One of the earliest things I can recall learning in the Poly Sci department was what liberal and conservative meant in a classical sense. Not ideologically or politically motivated definitions, but something more fundamental.
Liberals and conservatives are always looking for answers to the current questions being asked by culture. Liberals (as I recall the definition) default to look to a model that is new in order to begin to answer the questions being asked. "Health care is broken? Lets create a model that will work for the current needs."
Conservatives (as I recall the definition) default to look to a model that has worked in the past in order to begin to answer the questions being asked. "Health care is broken? The private market works for car insurance even though car insurance is mandatory, we should have the private market model for health care as well."
As a self-identified liberal I am beginning to see that people, just because they are alive and life means movement, are seeking answers to the hard questions. So the question is not "are we going to move on these difficult questions?" We are because we are alive. The question seems to be "Which direction will guide us, the future or the past?"