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“The rise of the universities marks the first time the pastoral office begins to be eclipsed as the majority vocational home of theologians.”
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
“Until the Reformation, universities were chartered by ecclesiastical authorities to further the mission of the church and to supply the church with canon lawyers and learned clergy.34”
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
“By theologian we have in mind a person who provides written-thought leadership for and on behalf of the Christian community regarding matters of faith, practice, apologetics, philosophy, or biblical scholarship (or some combination thereof).”
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
“As the monastic movement grew, new opportunities emerged for scholars to create dense networks of mutual support within the monastic communities.21”
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
“cultural change has historically happened wherever “we find a rich source of patronage that provided resources for intellectuals and educators who, in the context of dense networks, imagine, theorize, and propagate an alternative culture.”
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
― The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision
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