"He's [St. John of St. Francisco and Shanghai] in fact much of a theologian than many people who are glorified as being theologians, but is it theologian precisely in the sense of the theology from on high and not just as school lessons or academic theologian. By truth theologian it means someone who truly speaks the words of God and not just repeats what he sees in books. . ."
A historical tape of Fr. Seraphim Rose has been released, in which the American monk of blessed memory provides a lecture on the theology of St. John of St. Francisco and Shanghai and other relevant Orthodox topics.
"He's [St. John of St. Francisco and Shanghai] in fact much of a theologian than many people who are glorified as being theologians, but is it theologian precisely in the sense of the theology from on high and not just as school lessons or academic theologian. By truth theologian it means someone who truly speaks the words of God and not just repeats what he sees in books. . ."
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