The Marks of the Theologian

Authors

Martin H. Franzmann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

2-1-1953

Document Type

Article

Keywords

wisdom, theologian, foolishness, st. paul, philosophy

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

A stewardess on a plane once asked me what I was. I answered, not quite without malice I am afraid, that I was a theologian. She didn't commit herself too strongly on that, merely opining that I was probably the first theologian that she had ever "carried"; but she seemed impressed. I have since wondered whether she should have been; by the standards that govern the creation of airlines and all the other streamlined paraphernalia, physical and spiritual, of our civilization, she shouldn't have been. For the theologian is by Biblical definition a fool, a child, and a slave; and they are not impressive entities.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

1 Corinthians 1:17-25; 1 Corinthians 3:18; Matthew 18:1-4; Matthew 20:25-28;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Franzmann, Martin H. (1953) "The Marks of the Theologian," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 24, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol24/iss1/9