Comments on: Theology on the Way to Emmaus: A Theology of History http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/theology-on-the-way-to-emmaus-a-theology-of-history/ Serving the joyful cultivation of the theological craft for the life of the church: inquiring honestly, deliberating wisely, acting faithfully Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Derek Resler http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/theology-on-the-way-to-emmaus-a-theology-of-history/#comment-14457 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:59:13 +0000 http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/?p=2792#comment-14457 He makes a valid point with his last assertion, that too often “Theology” overwhelms the “History” element in the exercise. The few students that I have taught history too are less inclined to understand history as a movement of anthropology as it is a movement of sotierology – or to put is more succinctly, it is the answer to “so what”? It is hard to empathize with history as it does not touch today; which allows for students and others (myself included) to gloss over certain particulars that are messy or hard to understand for the greater glory of perspective.

The difficulty is in fighting against the age old generational snobbery that CS Lewis cautioned against and enter into the mindset of the historical culture and people in question. Trying to get your students and yourself to understand why people did what they did to further understand that event. It is hard and complex, and completely colored by our own space and time; yet the practice is rewarding and deepens our faith in a great God who continues to love his obstinate and foolish children.

Thanks Kyle for helping me to think tonight

]]> By: Soup by the path … « P e r ∙ C r u c e m ∙ a d ∙ L u c e m http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/theology-on-the-way-to-emmaus-a-theology-of-history/#comment-14448 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:08:52 +0000 http://theologyforum.wordpress.com/?p=2792#comment-14448 [...] Kyle Strobel continues his series on Lash’s Theology on the Way to Emmaus: A Theology of History [...]

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