This is a response to Paul Kenny's "Colloquium Response: More 'theory as explanation' anyone?" It argues that both "theory-as-explanation" and "theory-as-critique" are alive and well in the study of religion. This is a response to Paul Kenny's "Colloquium Response: More 'theory as explanation' anyone?" It argues that both "theory-as-explanation" and "theory-as-critique" are alive and well in the study of religion.