Embedded Theology Pre-Class Assignment

            Growing up in Unity, it can sometimes be a challenge for me to distinguish my embedded theology because many of the theological ideals that I can think of are things that I did learn as a child. There is no great divide for these concepts which is more common for people in Unity. Looking at myself objectively I can narrow down my embedded theology into two concepts: Jesus theology and positive theology. That said, each part of my theology has some version of Unity ideals within them, because I learned most of my spiritual concepts at Unity as a child.

            I grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and while I grew up in Unity, most of my family and nearly everyone I grew up around was Southern Baptist, or at very least, a garden variety traditional Christian. I believe that Jesus is a person version of God. I believe that Jesus is the great example. Jesus had a great presence that transformed lives because of the level of his consciousness. His presence of love is what changed the world that we live in. This consciousness of love transformed and healed the world because of the energy the consciousness that Jesus brought forth. Sometimes I find that I have contradicting beliefs because I believe he was a virgin, but part of me beliefs that he was married or romantically involved with Mary Magdalene. Jesus had a relationship with time and space that was beyond the physical realm, which is how I felt about the Loaves and Fishes story even as a child. I also have an embedded through process that I could be similar to Jesus, which is the embedded version of the Christ within philosophy. 

            The rest of the theology that I found embedded within me was what I labeled as positive theology. The rest of my theological ideals were some version of what I was taught in Sunday school that I label as positive. I was taught that my thoughts are powerful and create my reality. I believe that what we think we create and therefore I could literally make anything happen. I believe that illness is an option which can be less than compassionate at times. I believe that we are always creating our own reality. I believe we can re-create nearly anything that has happened and any experience can have a positive spin which can help us have a happier life.

            My embedded theology has strong ties to Unity, which makes looking at it a challenge. That said, a childhood belief of Unity has evolved by continuing a life of our great faith.