redemptive history
Redemptive history is the grand narrative humans compile to conceal their own mistakes, a director’s cut that hides inconvenient scenes from posterity. It stages a drama between deity and mankind, then retroactively revises the script at the convenience of the victors. Behind the scenes of history, winners continually edit the “salvation” storyline as a form of self-production. Events painted in faith’s hues morph into political shields or billboards for authority. Ask what truth is, and redemptive history offers only the most convenient answer.