Summary
Through colorful biographical sketches of six “fools” from Christianity’s history, Pelikan presents a poignant exhortation: unless one’s head, hands, and heart being “foolishly” committed to Jesus Christ at every point, then one’s pursuit of dogmatics, ethics, and aesthetics become idolatrous journeys into insanity.
Review/Reflection
My response to Pelikan’s book is part review and part autobiographical reflection:
- On Mastering Divinity and Being Mastered by the Divine (8 pp.; 164KB; .PDF).
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Thanks for posting that, Laurence. It was an enjoyable read.