The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress.

The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity to better understand.

There has to be a global mission of human progress.

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

Theology necessitates an image of God as a conscious, rational, supernatural being of unlimited power and scope who cares about humans and imposes moral codes and responsibilities upon them, thereby generating serious intellectual questions such as: 'Why does God allow us to sin?' 'Does the Sixth Commandment prohibit war?'