Competency

will slowly grow after having worked with many different primary and secondary sources. The skill of discernment and in-depth reflection will set finally in, like the skill to learn a new language.

Depth of character and therefore authority in life comes with consciously being rooted in history as part of our identity. We are made of the material of history. The historian’s vocation is therefore to dig deep and open our eyes for who we are as integral part of the complex mesh of the historical process.