Senkbeil, Harold L. Meditatio: On the Making of a Pastor
Luther’s famous dictum regarding the making of a theologian has a certain allure for contemporary ears, fascinated as we are by sound bites and slogans. Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio – short, concise, and onomatopoetic. The Latin language, widely and diligently studied by countless generations of schoolboys and schoolgirls, has long since faded into quaint obscurity. Most of us navigate the labyrinths of the internet with ease, but we’re absolutely baffled by the complexities of western theology’s mother tongue…