Habits Cultivating the Theologian's Soul: John Webster and Theology as Devotion
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It has often been said that theology leads to devotion; that good theology fosters godliness in those who pursue it. While this is true, might it be better to say that theology is devotion; that good theology is the pursuit of godliness in the Christian life? In his lectures on the Culture of Theology, John Webster makes a case for this view of theology, and how it might change our own views of the necessity of God's grace in our theological endeavors. Episode 2 of Quick to Listen is a brief selection from lecture 6 of Dr. Michael Allen's microcourse on Webster's lectures, John Webster Among the Theologians. In this selection, Dr. Allen walks us through some of Webster's thoughts on the habits that cultivate the theologian's soul.