I once set out, to write a heresy of my own, but much like Chesterton, I found that everything I could say had been said in various ways in many volumes already. There are some volumes however that I turn to again and again because of their keen instructive wisdom. The first theological book I ever had, and by far the best (I've read many times over the years, it is very short) has been "A Little Exercise For Young Theologians" by Helmut Thielicke.
This work has been a backdrop, in front of which I have played, a foundation on which I have hoped to build something meaningful. For within it's pages of advice, lay a sound doctrine of revelation, knowledge, scripture, mission, calling, stated with such ease, as if by a concert master reciting the notes of a scale. Although it was intended for theology students, and is probably most suited for them, it has the ability to speak to those outside the esoteric world of academia, in that it seeks to make a mutual apology for holding in tension the views of both.
If you've never read this gem, I recommend it highly; if it has been a while, read it again.
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