Wesley Seminary PCRE600: Congregational Relationships Integration Paper: Biblical Theology Brandon Busch‚ MDIV 03 I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in relating to the Wesley Seminary Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. I also certify that the work submitted is original work specific for this
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Theology-104 May 4‚ 2011 Reflection Paper Introduction Did Jesus claim to be God? If a person is a Christian‚ does it matter how they live their life? What can your local Church do to better communicate God’s love to your community? These are just three of many questions when it comes to being a Christian living in the world we live today. Section 1: Did Jesus Claim to be God? Jesus is never recorded in the Bible as saying the precise words‚ “I am God.” That does not mean‚ however‚ that He
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made her method‚ approach and style groundbreaking in the area of feminist theology. In its simplest form‚ revisionist methodology involves looking back at one!s tradition in an effort to gain new insights into the situation at hand or to uncover what has been lost. In a more elaborate definition‚ David Tracey states that‚ ”In its briefest expression‚ the revisionist model holds that a contemporary fundamental Christian theology can best be described as philosophical reflection upon meanings present
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The Development of John Wesley’s Theology John Wesley deserved to receive the doctoral robe offered by Marin Luther as he successfully reconciled “salvation by faith alone” with “faith without works is dead.” A review of the key events in Wesley’s life and his developing thoughts indicates that it was a process that took a lifetime to achieve. Thus‚ I am left to wonder whether a doctoral robe would be sufficient recognition for such a monumental achievement. To properly address this issue‚
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A. J. Ayer considered all religious language to be meaningless. He came to this conclusion through his Verification principle‚ which argued that a statement which cannot be verified is meaningless. In Ayer’s own words‚ “A statement is held to be literally meaningful if and only if it is either analytic or empirically verifiable”. He says that a religious utterance may be emotionally significant to the person saying it‚ but it is not literally significant. An example of this would be the statement
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Enlightenment‚ transcendentalism‚ and puritan theology: 3 philosophies that shaped 3 centuries in America. Since the time periods of each philosophy overlapped with the others‚ all 3 had similarities as well as differences. From these philosophies came different writers with different views‚ shaping American prose. A major Enlightenment author was Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine wrote a piece called "The Age of Reason." In this piece he fully encompassed the ideologies of the Enlightenment. These included
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BIBLICAL FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING CONTEXTUAL THEOLOGY Introduction Christianity which we follow today may not exist if there were no contextual theology. We would all have to learn Hebrew‚ Greek‚ Aramaic and culture of Israel by compulsion and then try to fit into the religious practices like circumcision‚ Sabbath and Jerusalem. It would be a problem for people other than the Jews to really understand and accept. Contextual theology helps people to know God better as it makes the Gospel relevant
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After analyzing Miguel De La Torre’s‚ Liberation Theology for Armchair Theologians‚ I was struck by the history of Liberation Theology and the attempts that the rich and powerful have made to prevent the exploitation of those who live in poverty. To begin‚ De La Torre explains that Liberation theology is different from liberative theology‚ in that liberation theology is attached to the Christian faith‚ while liberative theology can be of any faith. This is important because for some time the Christian
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Anabella Morabito 02/23/2015 Spirituality and Justice The Divine Milieu: Theology of Suffering In speaking of the Holocaust and a theology and suffering and solidarity‚ Rabbi Irving Greenberg gave an image which compelled me when I first heard of it in my Liberation Christology class. Goizueta paraphrased the statement in saying “To stand over a pit of burning children and say ‘God is love’‚ is incredible and obscene. In the face of that kind of unconscionable cruelty the only credible statement
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The first model in Bevans’ book ’models of contextual theology’ is the translation model. Bevans claims that this model is both the most historic and widely used as a form of evangelism‚ going right back to biblical times as Paul spoke and wrote letters to many different cultures and communities. The basic principle of the translation model is not that of a a word-for-word translation which allows for misinterpretation; but that the basic‚ unchanging message of the bible is understood in any culture
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