A Little Exercise for Young TheologiansIntroduction by Martin E. Marty A veteran theologian and minister offers his wise counsel to beginners in the field on the difficulties of practicing theology in a church often skeptical of theological pursuit. Thielicke stresses the importance of maintaining one's spiritual health in the course of technical theological inquiry. |
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User Review - NGood - LibraryThingThis is a very short book detailing the dangers of theological study. Many of the thoughts are ones I have already had myself, but they were very good reminders and gave some reasons I had not already ... Read full review
Concise, understandable, potentially deflating
User Review - Stephen - Christianbook.comAs someone young, new to the faith, and reading every book I can get my hands on, this short read brought me back down to earth. Helmut Thielke is very pointed at times, and does not waste time with ... Read full review
Contents
i A Preliminary Understanding with the Reader | 1 |
The Anxiety of the Ordinary Christian About Theology | 3 |
Unhappy Experience with a Theologians HomeComing | 6 |
The Theological Change of Voice | 9 |
The Shock of Infatuation with Theological Concepts | 13 |
Pathology of the Young Theologians Conceit | 16 |
The Wisdom of the World As the Ally of Faith | 21 |
The Instinct of the Children of God | 25 |
The Lofty and Difficult Art of Dogmatics | 27 |
The Hazard of the Aesthetic | 31 |
The Study of Dogmatics with Prayer | 33 |
Sacred Theology and Diabolical Theology | 36 |
On Theological Work in High Altitudes | 39 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Little Exercise for Young Theologians |
| Author | Helmut Thielicke |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1962 |
| ISBN | 0802811981, 9780802811981 |
| Length | 57 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / General |
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