Leaving Intimacy Behind? Theology Gone Wrong

"'Aren't theologians trying to learn about God and help others do the same?'
'Oh, yes, there are a great many who are. But theologians have the same
problem all people have, and they can fall into plastic religion as easily as the next. Thus, the drift in a few religious scholarly circles is not really about knowing God. It's more about mastering God. Then you can develop systematic theologies to explain away the problems. It becomes a nice religious formula and can limit relationship with God to an intellectual ascent. You see, theology is necessary and can be a very healthy thing, but it can also be the empty husk of life people cling to when they leave intimacy behind.'" 

- (The Bastard Tree. M.C. Lang)