Living Faith

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Inspiring
people
Theological Studies
There are many good reasons to study theology.
It is the wish to help; or to deal with
people and to be available for them; to live
one’s faith and to get people interested in
the Gospel or to lead and organise a parish.
principles enabling students to judge current
questions of Christian ethics more easily.
Practical theology enables students to
speak about God intelligibly to everyone
and to know how a Christian parish is led.
In the years ahead, our church will have to
fill pastors’ livings. Those young people
who are about to start their studies of
theology or to graduate successfully from
university stand a good chance of being admitted
into the parish ministry of a regional
church.
Until then, diverse studies will have imparted
substantial knowledge to the graduates.
The classical languages of the Bible – Hebrew,
Greek and Latin – allow students to
gain access to the sources and origins of
Scripture. Ecclesiastical history and systematic
theology make accessible the
abundance of Christian tradition and pave
the way for expressing and advocating the
truth of Christian faith. They also teach
It is no easy task to advocate the message
of the Gospel in our society, to interpret life
in the light of faith and to make faith accessible.
As one might say, it is a somewhat
demanding but worthwhile vocation. For
theological studies it takes students who
have enthusiasm for Christian values and
who delight in meeting people.