J. Van Vliet
Puritan Board Freshman
How do you approach researching new Topics--idea, theologian, or controversy--that you are uninformed about?
Specifically:
1) the type of materials:
Do you read articles and then look to a book or two? Or begin to set the background with some biographies? Or rather jump straight away into the material of concern?
2) the content of materials:
Do you approach initially with history, theology, scripture, confessions? Do you have a certain method of research?
Note: Naturally, I would aim to look first at scripture for most topics, but for some--theologians, events, etc.--beginning with scripture is not as natural.
Thanks.
Specifically:
1) the type of materials:
Do you read articles and then look to a book or two? Or begin to set the background with some biographies? Or rather jump straight away into the material of concern?
2) the content of materials:
Do you approach initially with history, theology, scripture, confessions? Do you have a certain method of research?
Note: Naturally, I would aim to look first at scripture for most topics, but for some--theologians, events, etc.--beginning with scripture is not as natural.
Thanks.