Ellen T. Charry

When I was a young theology student, my husband of blessed memory had a sweatshirt made for me that read “Junior Theologian.” When I began my teaching career, he had another made. It read “Serious Theologian.” I confess that I miss you young theologians terribly. You have always been the strength of my life. Here I share with you some things that I have learned from teaching students just like you—eager, impassioned, and hopefully, a bit daunted. Theology is sustained intellectual work that helps people know, love, and enjoy God and the things of God better for their own