For a long time I thought I wanted to study theological reconciliation. I have now come to realize, that was never my intent, but want to study the theology of reconciliation.

Theological Reconciliation - to reconcile theology.
Theology of Reconciliation - to use theology for reconciliation.

I find that there are theologies I do not want to reconcile, but rather want to use theology for reconciliation purposes. In fact reconciliation is truly the mission of the Gospel - be it vertical reconciliation (with God) or horizontal reconciliation (love your neighbor).

So, it just occurred to me that I have been defining my goals improperly. Most accurately I want to study a theology of reconciliation.

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