Church Unity—In So Many Words

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Dr. MacKay of Princeton Theological Seminary was lecturing to his students, it is reported, in the following erudite manner, “Ecumenicity is etymologically defensible, theologically comprehensible, and pragmatically apprehensible.” One of the students leaned over to another and said, “I can’t get what he’s saying. What does he mean?” The other student jauntily replied, “Oh, all he’s saying is ‘We’ve got to get together.’”

— John A. Mackay

The point

A professor gave a complex academic definition of church unity; a student simply translated it as 'We've got to get together.'

Audience

Adults

Tone

Humorous · Wise

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under a minute · 63 words

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Seminary Communication Unity Ecumenism Humor

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