The first line of this post is quite encouraging. I have long believed that doctorates are overrated (chiefly because, as an undergraduate, I am so far away from getting one).
I would imagine that if I were ever to earn one my opinion would change.
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speaking un-doctorated opinions.. I have a quick question, which probably doesn’t warrant a quick reply.
A friend and I were discussing something (i forget what) but he said that a lot of Theo profs love the idea of Logos (Word). He then went on to talk about how “the Word” was order.. Reason. Linking it to John’s “In the beginning was the Word.” he went on to say that by studying Reason and order, we are getting to know the person of Christ. Weeeelll.. for some reason that didn’t sit well with me. I find the lifting up of Reason and Knowledge to be just a little short of idolatry (if not so?) so.. am I wrong?
You might find the thoughts here and here interesting. I am not sure that I agree with them all, but they do provide grist for the mill.
I do not believe that ‘Reason’ and ‘Order’ really come very near to getting at the heart of the term ‘Logos’. I think that ‘Language’ might be closer, provided that ‘Language’ is taken in the broadest sense possible (language serves as the medium of our existence). I find that rationalistic tendencies tend to cause problems here. Since God is ‘Language’ there is an analogy to be seen between human language and God’s own ‘linguistic’ being. Without exalting human language to divine status we can claim that God is peculiarly revealed through the medium of language.
Alastair, sorry I don’t know how else to contact you, but I think I may be in St Andrews tomorrow. Will you be around? Maybe you can e-mail me at jdonathan@gmail.com? Talk to you soon.
Thanks Ali, I appreciate your thoughtful response. I’ve skimmed over the articles you refered to and find them interesting and significant to the discussion. I’ll look over them further as time allows. The idea of God being “language” is a strange one to me, but I’ll try to wait and develop more opinion for/against it after I’ve read the articles.
Part of what disturbs me about these ideas about who God is.. is that it seems to detract from His Personhood. His will as a being. That’s just my knee-jerk impression though. Thanks again.
Alastair,
Sadly, many Christians have sold, if not their souls, their potential usefulness for the Kingdom of God in pursuit of a Ph.D. from a prestigious university.
On the other hand, you are quite gifted academically. The reality of the current world is that you will need to get such a Ph.D. if you are going to teach.
… not that I’m encouraging you to sell your soul!
I’ll pay $5 for it.
Thanks, Paul. That may come in handy! 🙂
It’s enough to buy a comic book.