About Theologians
It is not always great intellect or discipline that leads one to study theology. Sometimes the dark night of the soul causes one to seek God, answers, and comfort by plumbing the mysterious depths of the revelation of the Almight One.
Ben states:
This does not mean theology takes place under conditions of God’s absence. We “miss God” in the world only because God has been revealed in the world, only because God is so devastatingly near. It is in the company of an intimate friend that one experiences the true depths of loneliness. Theology springs from the joy and the loneliness of God’s nearness.