Any speculations as to the historical / psychological origin(s) of the split?

My recent article in WTJ makes an attempt to parse this out. I don’t think Academic theology is necessarily insular (if I understand correctly what you mean by the term). I’m working on a sequel article for Ref21 that argues that the rise of modernity and the subsequent divide between orthodox and non-orthodox theologians has also contributed to a movement away from ecclesialy focused theology. That will be an online article, so I’ll post to it once it’s up. Probably sometime next month.

Appreciate the humility behind your exploration of a new frontier, evident most recently in the opening lines of this post.

It’s a bit of a tragedy, as I see it, that there’s a need for a call to ecclesial theology, meaning that at some point along the way, academic theology preserved thoroughness and comprehensiveness at the expense of accessibility and practicality, such that it doesn’t bring deep truths to a wider audience. Any speculations as to the historical / psychological origin(s) of the split? Even if academic theology is a good in itself (a point I think you would support), is it necessarily insular?

Looking forward to the results of your frontiersmanship on the site.