Saturday, April 19, 2008

Theologians Create Truth?

Simply repeating old formulas will not work. The pedagogy of teachers lecturing and students memorizing does not work anymore. . . . It is the job of theologians to come up with new ways to explain the Gospel message. This requires hard work, creativity and freedom to experiment. Vatican attempts to cut off discussion of certain topics have not been helpful. It is better to let the theologians debate and criticize each other until the truth emerges.
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-- Thomas J. Reese, Jesuit priest and senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center.
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