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Xian, Cara’s husband, dad of 4 Jedi girlz, @univofstandrews PhD, Assoc Prof of Church History & Reformation Studies. #HistorianFett #ILoveTheReformation
Jul 1, 2021 21 tweets 4 min read
Given the talk about plagiarism in the #SBC, before we cast stones at anyone, perhaps we would benefit from some historical perspective. In what follows I’m not arguing for a position per se. I’m offering views & accounts from prominent figures/eras on this that might surprise u. For instance, Augustine of Hippo, the giant of the Latinate tradition allowed the use of another’s sermon content. He argued, “There are indeed some men who have good delivery but cannot compose anything to deliver…