Spring 2008, Prospect
I haven’t written here much over the past months, in part from some question as to its usefulness and in part from simple sloth, but I plan to pick it up again. I’m beginning my final semester of an MTS at Notre Dame with a fantastic class line-up, which should offer plenty of grist for the mill. My classes are these:
- Gospel of John, with John Meier
- Theology of Augustine, with John Cavadini
- Eckhart’s Latin Works, with Stephen Gersh
- Sacramental Theology, with Nathan Mitchell
All the professors are top-notch, clearly, and I think the themes will interweave surprisingly well. A few other things I know I’ll be posting on are these:
- Michael Sattler’s ecclesiology
- Believer’s baptism
- Negative theology
- The Johannine epistles
- The doctrine of hell
- “Nonresistance”
Here’s hoping I work at least half as hard as I plan to!
8 January 2008 |
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That all does sound like a great learning time. I want to hear what you discover about Michael Sattler. Are you finding the Snyder book useful? How much recognition of his Benedictine? [I’ve forgotten for sure or was it some other Benedictine variant?] background?
The Johannine epistles are very interesting texts. My first Greek exegesis class in seminary was 1 John with Bill [William] Klassen which has made me love that book ever since.
Here’s seconding your hopes for your working harder – it will certainly be a more interesting semester for all your readers if you do.
I’m only fifty pages into the Snyder book right now, but he seems quite adept at interweaving different historical strands. Snyder’s the guy for Sattler’s Benedictine background, and the whole first chapter is devoted to it—which really was fascinating. I’m looking forward to the second half of the book, where he moves towards a theological exposition of Sattler’s works. I envy you the chance to have done exegesis with Bill Klassen, especially on John’s letters!
Spencer, I’m counting on you to keep me working!