Navigating a minefield?

John Brand  |  Reviews
Date posted:  1 May 2012
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THE TRIALS OF THEOLOGY
Becoming a ‘Proven Worker’ in a dangerous business
Edited by Andrew Cameron & Brian Rosner. Christian Focus. 250 pages. £8.99
ISBN 978 1 845 504 670

The process of studying theology is fraught with dangers that need to be faced and navigated. I personally know more than one theological student who ‘lost the plot’ as a result of their studies.

This book is primarily aimed at those engaged in theological studies, but has a wider relevance. The aim is to remind us that ‘the task of theology is to know the unknowable and to describe the unknowable’ and to warn of the danger of ‘substituting intellectual stimulation for genuine spiritual experience’.

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