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May 27, 2009
Keener and Bird on the Generalist vs. the Specialist
Michael Bird and Craig Keener have a nice piece in the online SBL Forum that discusses the tension between the generalist and the specialist. The essay is directed toward the academy, but I think it has relevance for the SAET vision.
As I wrote about here, the pastor-theologian—by the very nature of his calling as a pastor—cannot afford the luxury of isolating himself in one narrow field of study. Ours is a systematic task; we must construct for our people a cohesive world view—a way of thinking holistically and …
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May 25, 2009
Writing vs. Reading: A Few Thoughts on the Piper/Carson Lectures
I’ve finally had a chance to listen to the Piper-Carson event hosted by the Henry Center. In as much as the title of the event—The Pastor as Scholar and the Scholar as Pastor—intersects with the mission emphasis of the SAET, I was particularly interested to hear what the good doctors had to say.
I won’t summarize the content of the lectures beyond stating that Piper’s talk was primarily directed toward pastors, and Carson’s talk was …
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