I have been distracted from posting by a couple of other books I had to read relative to other deadlines, and finally thought “Why not mention the books here?” Indeed why not? They both are relevant to the cause. The first is the English translation of part of the classic medieval biblical commentary known as […]
Archives for April 2012
Gregory of Nazianzus, Oration 2 — Humility, Integrity, and Calling
Gregory closes out his oration considering the things that drove him from ministry and those that drew him back to it. He makes a tour of biblical texts that make this line of work scary–think of Paul’s litany of his suffering and various prophets’ declarations of God’s judgment on faulty shepherds and priests. The things […]