A further theological method, which was also shaped by F W Boreham’s awareness that he was communicating in a public context could be described as theology sharing stories.Boreham had an aversion to the writing of history, theology or philosophy as a set of propositions. The focus of his disdain was well expressed by the poet John Keats, who said, “Do not all charms fly at the mere touch of cold philosophy? …. Philosophy will clip an Angel’s wings.”[1]
Dr Boreham preferred the medium of storytelling because it conveyed what ‘cold philosophy’ was judged not to supply, namely, charm, warmth and the means to make it soar in the minds of readers.
Geoff Pound
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[1] Keats, Lamia 2.1.229.