For some, spirituality trumps theology any old day. For those who call themselves ‘spiritual’, the word ‘theologian’ brings to mind self-styled intellectuals who have stepped into a self-made ivory tower from which they engage in a fruitless search for knowledge of God. Too bad these theologians look for God in abstract commentaries written by other bookish-types [...]
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#19 Theology is to spirituality what honeycomb is to honey
Posted in God, Philosophy of Religion, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, tagged Jean Gerson, Pico della Mirandola on April 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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