1 Faith Integration A main reason for the existence of the Christian college or university is to provide an educational environment that includes both academic subject matter and Christian knowledge. At Azusa Pacific University‚ the school emphasizes their motto “God First” in and out of the classroom. According to APU’s Mission Statement‚ APU is a “Christian community of disciples and scholars who seek to advance the work of God in the world through academic excellence in liberal arts and professional
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of the elect. The core meaning of the atonement‚ for the Christian‚ is the satisfaction of a demand for justice. The doctrine of the atonement has been explained from several different perspectives: (Murphy 2009). Ransom Theory – Says Christ was given by God as a ransom to Satan in order to cancel the debt Satan had on man. This theory was also taught by Augustine. This is a false view of the atonement according to classical Reformed theology. (Murphy 2009). My Perceptive Remarks on “Ransom Theory”:
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whole allowing effective therapy‚ where the therapist becomes a type of shepherd that invites the client into the goodness of God and introduces Christ as his savior. Psychology attempts to understand‚ describe‚ and diagnose human behavior but Christian theology seeks to understand “what it means to be human” (Entwistle‚ 2010‚ p. 3). In the end Entwistle (2010) reoccurring theme throughout the book is that this integration is possible because “all truth is God’s truth” (p. 13). All the reasoning‚ precise
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the study of theology. This preparation is called prolegomena‚ which means “things that are said before.” Therefore‚ prolegomena is the introduction to the study of theology because it comes first and gives direction to the formation of one’s belief. P. 5 What are the three presuppositions of prolegomena? Prolegomena begins with the presuppostions that there is: 1) A God 2) That truth exists 3) That a person can know truth. P. 6 What is the contemporary usage of the word “theology?” . The contemporary
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Salvation Reflection Paper The doctrine of salvation is at the core of the Christian faith and is a the heart of the work of Jesus. This paper is going to summarize the doctrine of salvation from two authors that the author of this paper read and studied and then give his subjective view or opinion of what each author presented in their explanations of the doctrine of salvation. The first of these authors is Alister E. McGrath from his book Theology:The Basics. The second author is Dr French
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Of the requirements for the course PACO 506 Integration of Psychology and Theology By Gail F. Gardner July 6‚ 2012 Entwistle‚ D.N. (2004). Integrative approaches to psychology and Christianity: an introduction to worldview issues‚ philosophical foundations‚ and models of integration. Eugene‚ OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers. Summary Researcher David Entwistle builds a case to support the integration of Christian faith and psychology by first making the point by asking the question what
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theologian‚ communicates his sincere desire for Christians to live responsibly in the world God created by explaining the interaction between theology and economics. Cavanaugh specifically uses examples of the free market‚ consumerism‚ globalization and the failures of current economic practices in his explanations of theology and economics. He seems to quite a broad audience but may specifically be targeting an audience who is interested not simply theology or economics‚ but really how they have effect
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on love. He explains that God cares for His creatures in such a way that He desires to play a large role in our lives. He then points out that many Christians already follow this viewpoint‚ possibly without even realizing it. This is due to the fact that humans tend to overanalyze their personal relationship with God‚ meaning they focus on theology so much to the point that the basics of Christianity are forgotten.
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Fundamental Moral Theology II The course aims to complete building up the framework for moral decision-making in the Roman Catholic tradition‚ exploring more the basis of Christian moral reasoning. Content The main themes in the course will include: Natural law tradition and its contemporary understanding‚ Moral norms and moral values‚ a synthetic view of the moral decision‚ Freedom and responsibility‚ Culture and morality‚ the modern concept of sin‚ its dimensions and the call to conversion
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universe‚ he pointed the way that science‚ as a new civil religion‚ might take in developing such a theory. Bacon divided theology into the natural and the revealed. Natural theology is the knowledge of God which we can get from the study of nature and the creatures of God. Convincing proof is given of the existence of God but nothing more. Anything else must come from revealed theology. Science and philosophy have felt the need to justify themselves to laymen. The belief that nature is something to be
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