Theologians

So I'm not really enjoying my systematic theology class, and I should, but here's why I'm not enjoying it: arrogance. All these books I'm reading are so dense, and thick and half the time I have no idea what I'm reading that its enough to drive me crazy. If theology is supposed to in the end be evangalistic, and you're writing these words for other people, why would you write something no one can understand unless they've read it 15 times?? I rather like C.S. Lewis because he is readable. I'll admit some of his books like "The Great Divorce" and "The Screwtape Letters" are a little less readable than Mere Christianity, and even that is not a frolic in the park. However, I can understand what he's saying. He takes time to explain things in many differnt ways and if he's going to use a foreign term he explains what it means. If you thought Christianity in itself had a lot of jargon, wait until you delve into theology. There are so many terms and words that no one ever bothers to explain (even my teacher told us to get a theological dictionary cause he was not stopping to define terms). I consider myself an intelligent girl capable of intelligent thought, but these pompous theologians need to write so that others can understand them. If you have the time, I would suggest reading Helmut Thielicke's "A Little Exercise for Young Theologians". Its less than 50 pages, but it talks about this very thing. How as theologians we get all puffed up, use big fancy terms, and try to feel superior through it. Theology is about glorifying God, and God can only be glorified if others can understand you. *sigh*