In sum, this well-reasoned playdoyee for reconciliation deserves many attentive readers.
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You’re St. Melito of Sardis! You have a great love of history and liturgy. You’re attached to the traditions of the ancients, yet you recognize that the old world — great as it was — is passing away. You are loyal to the customs of your family, though you do not hesitate to call family members to account for their sins. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers! |
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You’re St. Justin Martyr! You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You think that nature, history, and even the pagan philosophers were often guided by God in preparation for the Advent of the Christ. You find “seeds of the Word” in unexpected places. You’re patient and willing to explain the faith to unbelievers. Find out which Church Father you are at The Way of the Fathers! |
3 comments:
Hi Michael,
I immediately also noticed Herr Meiser's use of the expression "pladoyee for reconciliation" at the end of his RBL review of your book. I recognized it as essentially transliterated German, das Plädoyer = plea. I do not think that the term has been domesticated into English. I found only one English-language use of it on the Web: "This page is primarily a pladoyee for modesty and self-criticism."
Best,
Dan Bailey
(I noticed this because I'm a German translator, especially of books by Peter Stuhlmacher, who has used the word "Plädoyer" more than once in works I have translated. So far I have published Stuhlmacher, Revisiting Paul's Doctrine of Justification; Janowski and Stuhlmacher, The Suffering Servant: Isaiah 53 in Jewish and Christian Sources. Also Klauck, Ancient Letters and the New Testment, etc.)
Dan:
Thanks for the note. It was actually me (Joel Willitts) who wrote this comment as a pun on Mike having playdoughee arguments. Thanks for the surely correct explanation. I would not have recognized that word as a German transliteration.
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