Employing Genealogies Responsibly in Theology: A Proposal

Funder: British Academy; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000286
Genealogical writing has become influential in theology in the past decades. This article critically evaluates the use of the genre of ‘genealogy’ in theology, suggesting that theologians should employ genealogies in (1) an involved and (2) conjectural way. It argues that it generally benefits any genealogy to be involved and conjectural, before showing why there are genuinely theological reasons for taking such stances, making this approach particularly fitting for theologians who wish to employ genealogies.