A Little Exercise for Young Theologians

by Helmut Thielicke, Martin E. Marty (Introduction)

Overview

Since it first appeared in English translation in 1962, A Little Exercise for Young Theologians has achieved classic status. In thirteen concise reflections Helmut Thielicke offers wise counsel on the difficulties—and vital importance—of maintaining one's spiritual health in the course of academic theological study.

Thousands of beginning theological students over the years have had the opportunity to eavesdrop, as it were, on a practical theology seminar by one of the twentieth century's leading Christian thinkers. More experienced pastors and theologians have also returned to this volume again and again for the valuable insights that Thielicke brings to bear on their vocation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802874153
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/21/2016
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

(1908-1986) He was an internationally known theologian andpastor who served as professor of systematic theology atthe University of Hamburg in Germany.


Martin E. Marty is the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he taught for thirty-five years. Among his many books are Righteous Empire — for which he won the National Book Award — and the three-volum

Table of Contents

Introduction by Martin E. Marty
A Preliminary Understanding with the Reader
The Anxiety of the Ordinary Christian About Theology
Unhappy Experience with a Theologian’s Home-Coming
The Theological Change of Voice
The Shock of Infatuation with Theological Concepts
Pathology of the Young Theologian’s Conceit
The Wisdom of the World As the Ally of Faith
The Instinct of the Children of God
The Lofty and Difficult Art of Dogmatics
The Hazard of the Aesthetic
The Study of Dogmatics with Prayer
Sacred Theology and Diabolical Theology
On Theological Work in High Altitudes

Editorial Reviews

Harvard Divinity School Bulletin
"To recommend this little exercise as a thin book to put in the pocket of the beginner is not enough. The more seasoned theologian will return to it, and it will touch the pastor who has long since left the halls of theological learning."
 

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