The following question stems from the quote I came across during some recent reading I’ve done on Martin Luther King Jr. The quote is from a sermon he gave entitled “Guidelines for a Constructive Church” in which he says “The acceptable year of the Lord is that year when men will keep their theology abreast with their technology.” With this quote in mind, here is the question:

Should there be a relationship between theology and technology? How should this relationship function?

I think we typically see technology as distinct and disconnected from theology. But I would argue that although we may have the capability to do something, it does not necessarily mean we should.