The Future of the Beginning
November 13th, 2009 | by Matthew Smith |Since moving house and therefore closing the door on chapter of my life where I dallied with the idea of returning to St Francis’ Theological College at some point to continue my Jedi training, I’ve been thinking about the future of this blog. I haven’t had the time to write about theology let alone read about it or even think about it yet I have enjoyed so much the way it has provided a launching pad for a broad range of learning.
At this stage I still intend to continue to attempt to read theology and blog about it just because i’d feel sad to walk away from it completely and because I feel the need to keep my brain active on things that aren’t so procedural as computer programming and maths. At this stage I’m not able to be more specific than that but I’d like any suggestions in the comments on ways to continue a scholarly style of learning without tutorials and assessments as motivators. Also I’d like any suggestions of introductory books to start building a library with: e.g. Good theological dictionaries and references. I’m thinking of getting McGrath’s Theology Reader and The Modern Theologians as well as an early church history text to continue that topic.
One Response to “The Future of the Beginning”
By Andrew on Nov 16, 2009 | Reply
That’s going to be a tough one. I needed the rigorous environment to keep me moving forward and not be flippant with the exercise.
But to keep going, have you considered writing down the question that you’re most interested in answering? Keep reading and blogging until you’ve answered it to your satisfaction.