Note secondly a deep irony in the «Berlin»
type of excellence in theological
education: Although what makes it properly «theological» is its goal (as «professional»
education)
of nurturing the health
of the church by preparing for it excellent leadership, what entitles it to a
home in the wissenschaftlich
education it needs is the rather
different goal
of nurturing the health
of society as a whole (for which professional church leadership is a «necessary practice»).