Rauschenbusch: speculative theology

Thursday, August 18, 2011
Meditation:
    Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
    —Matthew 10:39 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Theologians have felt no hesitation in founding a system of speculative thought on the teachings of Jesus; and yet Jesus was never an inhabitant of the realm of speculative thought.
    ... Walter Rauschenbusch (1861-1918), Christianity and the Social Crisis, New York: Macmillan Co., 1907, p. 91 (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, Your word is immediate. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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