- Apr 5, 2019
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I love writing, especially treatises; it's nearly my raison d'etre. I have two Christian books; one is just a collection of verses on a specific topic, and the other is comprised of poems that I wrote. So, those two aren't very scholarly. But I have a third on the way, and this one will be very argumentative and (I think) substantive.
However, I doubt the value of dedicating myself to writing Christian treatises; it seems that there isn't much merit in this. I assume that most valuable topics which I could write about will be rehashes of thoughts which have been thoroughly addressed by our ancestors. And if so, then changing my interest would provide more utility. For example, by instead translating their works, writing more poems, or focusing on a secular topic and tacking the gospel onto it. Do you agree with this? Specifically, is Christianity already exhaustively understood, and therefore there isn't much for me to contribute in the way I want?
I know that I could become formidably knowledgeable and aim to become a professor, a leader in a church (etc.). But, those involve doing what I said I'd rather not: simply reiterating old data.
And note: I'm not missing the value of study for personal growth.
However, I doubt the value of dedicating myself to writing Christian treatises; it seems that there isn't much merit in this. I assume that most valuable topics which I could write about will be rehashes of thoughts which have been thoroughly addressed by our ancestors. And if so, then changing my interest would provide more utility. For example, by instead translating their works, writing more poems, or focusing on a secular topic and tacking the gospel onto it. Do you agree with this? Specifically, is Christianity already exhaustively understood, and therefore there isn't much for me to contribute in the way I want?
I know that I could become formidably knowledgeable and aim to become a professor, a leader in a church (etc.). But, those involve doing what I said I'd rather not: simply reiterating old data.
And note: I'm not missing the value of study for personal growth.