Random question-my brain has been on the “abundance agenda” topic for a little while now. Are the words “surplus” and “abundance” functionally synonymous, broadly speaking? Or to put it another way, if someone said that here you were proposing a theology of abundance, instead of a theology of surplus, in what ways might you agree/disagree?
Random question-my brain has been on the “abundance agenda” topic for a little while now. Are the words “surplus” and “abundance” functionally synonymous, broadly speaking? Or to put it another way, if someone said that here you were proposing a theology of abundance, instead of a theology of surplus, in what ways might you agree/disagree?
That's a good question. I feel feel the word "abundance" has a connotation that I'm not totally conversant with. I know Ezra Klein and others are talking about it. The main reason I picked the word "surplus" is that it avoided the negative connotation of excess but also is somewhat ironic: The universe is only surplus to US, but not to God.
This is great! Thanks for writing.
Random question-my brain has been on the “abundance agenda” topic for a little while now. Are the words “surplus” and “abundance” functionally synonymous, broadly speaking? Or to put it another way, if someone said that here you were proposing a theology of abundance, instead of a theology of surplus, in what ways might you agree/disagree?
That's a good question. I feel feel the word "abundance" has a connotation that I'm not totally conversant with. I know Ezra Klein and others are talking about it. The main reason I picked the word "surplus" is that it avoided the negative connotation of excess but also is somewhat ironic: The universe is only surplus to US, but not to God.