In a recent conference for youth ministry I noticed the presence of a theological method called “theological reflection.” I am familiar with Theological Reflection (TR) from my years in youth ministry in the UK, but was surprised to see its prominence among evangelicals in the US. TR is a relatively recent development in theological method. Its roots are in theologies that stress a particular cultural context as the starting point for theology. They usually contain the name of the context in their titles, such as “black” theology or “feminist” theology. Sometimes they are grouped together under the term “liberation” theology and are theologies often seen as belonging to people groups…