My (brief) life as a theological student

This week I am pretending I am student of theology. Last night I went to the next Centre for Christian Living lecture on the The Cross and Christian Ethics. Surprisingly there was the smallest group for this one so far, which Andrew Cameron said he expected would be the case because it was more theological and not a topical, which is a shame, because it would seem to be foundational for how we think about all the “hot topics”.

Tomorrow and Thursday I am actually taking a couple of days off to go to the School of Theology at Moore Theological College on True Feelings: Emotions in Christian Life and Ministry. I’m expecting to overheat a few brain cells to the point of melting as this conference really began as a discussion amongst the academics that they have since opened to others. I am quite familiar with some of Richard Gibson’s work on emotions however, as once upon a time we had a little posse that was working through it with him, and he is giving two papers, so if nothing else I should be able to understand those ones. I’m also expecting there’ll be a difference of opinion over impassibility and all of that, but as Andrew Cameron said to me last night, these occasions are more exploratory and the point is to actually have a conversation.

I intend to sit very quietly in a corner somewhere, listen and learn and write down big words to look up later.