The Meaning of Revelation Author:H. Richard Niebuhr Christian theology must begin today with revelation because it knows that men cannot think about God says as historic, communal beings and save as believers. It must ask what revelation means for Christians rather than what it ought to mean for all men, eveyrwhere and at all times. And it can pursue its inquiry only by recalling the story of C... more »hristian life and by analyzing what Christians see from their limited point of view in history and faith.« less