One More Reason Why Theological Formation is Important

I'm currently (and finally!) making my way through Richard Lints' The Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomenon to Evangelical Theology, and ran across this short quote by Peter Berger that's worth highlighting here (quoted on p. 29 of Lints' Fabric of Theology​):

When churches abandon or de-emphasize theology, they give up the intellectual tools by which the Christian message can be articulated and defended.  In the resulting chaos of religious ideas, the principal criterion left to the community as it seeks to find its way is, quite naturally, that of expediency" (Peter Berger).

In just a few words, Berger reminds us of an important VALUE of theology: theology helps articulate and defend the Christian message.  Let's keep this value of theology in front of us!

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