Who
Graham Leo served as a school Principal for 25 years in the independent school sector in Queensland, Australia. His interests are theology, literature, writing and reading. In the latter half of 2014, Graham recently served as Chaplain / Theologian-in-Residence at Monkton Combe School in Bath, UK.
This followed a long career as the Principal of Emmanuel College, Gold Coast, Australia.
What
This site is intended to serve as a discussion-starter on a range of topics. Social issues, practical theology, literature and reading will feature frequently.
Why
Graham has been strongly influenced by Prof. Alister McGrath, (having studied under him and others for a term at Oxford).
Alister McGrath has proposed the idea of “Organic Theologians”.This is explored on his first blog, but essentially is the notion that professional theologians and academics speak in a dialect that is not the natural language of the ordinary person. They speak to audiences and for purposes that are not generally in the public square.
Unless there are organic theologians – ordinary people, who use their intellect to translate academic ideas into the language of the ordinary person in the street – then theology will remain an upper storey activity.