Hekima Review No. 17 (June 1997)

The work of a theologian, like that of any other social scientist, involves social insertion that culminates in action within a determinate social-historical situation. This makes a theologian a social agent But the context of action is one in which every person finds oneself, regardless of one's profession. At all times, we are either prospective agents or/and actual agents. This qualifies us as moral agents.