I recently read the following from a lecture by Bishop Hilarion (Alfeyev): "According to a classical definition by Evagrius, "If you are a theologian, you will pray truly. And if you pray truly, you are a theologian." In traditional Orthodox understanding, theology is not a science, or a scholarship, or an academic exercise. To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship." I found this to be a very intriguing statement.
What sayest thou?
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ReplyDeleteCertainly the Bishop's comments are a useful and salutary corrective (if heeded)to those modern theologians whose tortured academic ruminations seem to be about anything but God and prayer. I recall coming out of a theological lecture given by one such, and a friend said to me, "That guy must have been brilliant: I couldn't understand a word of what he said."
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