Reformed Churchmen: Law Exam: Brief Interruption

Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Law Exam: Brief Interruption

In the thick of a 22-page take-home law exam from a retired Fed Judge, the Prof of "Legal Research."
Tough, but finished 98% of answers as of today. Tough, but fair. Will buff up remaining 2% tomorrow. What a great guy too! If I could but remember half of what the Judge has forgotten! More to follow. The vignettes with this old 81-year old Judge are numerous. Rich! He chuckles when I chat with him about "American enthusiasts" and "clerics." Most regrettable that Clergymen DO NOT have law degrees. Jurists and Judges require THINKING and cogent thinking. TBN? Haha! Enthusiasts? Eegads. Experientialists? Sorry. Non-confessionalists? We know you hate thinking and clear definitions. The pew doesn't rise higher than the pulpit or board of elders or bishops. The evidence for that is everywhere. For the law course, the Federal Judge set high standards, unlike local clerics.