CPTJ Archive | Volume 10 – Essays on Hope
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Spes Invicta Facit Theologum: The Virtue of Hope in the Forge of the Theologians
PHIL ANDERAS
Abstract (from the Editorial of CPTJ vol. 10.2)
Phil Anderas offers a reflection on the formation of a pastor theologian in hope, rooted in his thoughtful engagement of themes from Luther’s theology. Anderas encourages us to see that meditation, prayer, suffering, and bearing the cross are the formative elements of hopeful pastors, far more than degrees and “success.” Ultimately, this is a call to theological formation in hope in its proper object: the word of God that kills and makes alive. All true theologians must pass through this forge and so become hopeful servants of the Lord who has sent his word.
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Phil Anderas is the Senior Pastor at St. John Lutheran Church in Roanoke, VA. He holds a PhD in historical theology from Marquette University. He has contributed articles to The Gospel Coalition and the North American Anglican. He is a member of the St. Basil Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
