What is the logic of “advancing the future of religion” beyond ones own tradition?
It is the logic of love; the logic of Total Quality Management — the logic of continuous improvement. It is the logic of hope. The logic of love is what Thomas Torrance called “theo-logic” or God’s logic in books such as, The Ground and Grammar of Theology, or Theological Science. This logic is not atomistic or separatist, but involves the logic of relationship. It is the logic of love, the logic of larger being. This logic is not in contrast to the logic of discerning the false from the true, but it follows the logic of love and empowered relationships. The World Network of Religious Futurists is unique in that it fosters the development of religious futurists both within their traditions and across them. Christian futurists are encouraged to study the future of their own religion, as well as engage in comparative religious scholarship with Muslim futurists as to how each other’s tradition can improve. The Logic of reaching beyond one’s own tradition is the logic of connectedness. We
