Miguel De La Torre (born October 6‚ 1958) is a professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at llff School of Theology‚ a scholar-activist‚ author‚ and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Though Miguel was born in Cuba months before the Castro Revolution‚ De La Torre and his family migrated to the United States as refugees when he was an infant. For a while the U.S. government considered him and his family as "illegal aliens". On June 6‚ 1960‚ De La Torre received an order from Immigration
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Katherine Mrs. Rego Honors World Lit 26 September 2013 Worldview Essay Christians have an important decision to make based on what they believe and what they would like to stand for. Many Christians subconsciously form a worldview based on the environment they have grown up in. Although many children agree with their parents‚ they need to form their own worldview based off of their own beliefs. Christians should be meticulous in the beliefs of their religion so that they may hold fast to the
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what frames all theological method‚ conclusions and considerations ‚ which would ultimately lead him to the establishment of ‘person Theology’ in his dissertation ‘Act and Being” . Likewise‚ Moltmann had no desire to be a disciple of any of the great theological giants of the past. Rather his desire was to be a vessel for people to be stimulated to discovering theology for themselves by seeking the end to questions that each person uniquely has‚ which in turn
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Christians strive to emulate the perfect’ life of Jesus‚ though they know that they will never truly achieve their goals. The idea of God is almost always boiled down to the "aspiration to participate in or be in harmony with perfection.1" But how does this perfection shape our conception of God? The nature of perfection is defined in theistic circles as love. There are two schools of thought addressed in the selection; traditional theism & process theism. Cobb & Griffin discuss the conflict between
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Transformed Worldview Student Assignments - Week Four Read Curtis‚ pages 131-155‚ and give written responses to questions 1 and 6 on page 152. Study Questions for Curtis‚ Chapter 8‚ Page 152 1. Consider the farmer in Isa. 28:23-29‚ whose God-given knowledge of farming techniques comes through general revelation. Have you ever experienced anything similar? Have you ever learned how to do something through tradition‚ observation‚ experimentation‚ but believe the lessons come ultimately
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ideological social function‚ the uncouncious constitution of its symbols and categories‚ and its denial of the worldliness of the human being‚ escaping to another ficticious world. After its own troubled polemics with modern reason the last century‚ christian religion has come to understand its role in this dialogue‚ not as that of an enemy‚ but in any case‚ of a possible companion or inspiration for the quests of humanization that trigerred those critics. Nonetheless‚ catholic christianism still faces
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pioneer in existentialism. As a writer on theology and religion he was a defender of Christianity. Existentialism - a philosophical theory that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. Pascal’s most influential theological work‚ referred to the "Pensées" ("Thoughts") although originally entitled"Apologie de la religion Chrétienne" ("Defence of the Christian Religion")‚ was not completed before his
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takes place within the realm of nature. General revelation comes through natural means‚ observation of the physical universe‚ reasoning and human conscience. Christians have used this term to describe the knowledge of God‚ which is plainly available to all mankind (McGrath‚ 2007). But what is general revelation when it comes to Theology? We live in a society full of questions; the internet has made it possible for many of the answers to be at our fingertips. It is purely logical that one might
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Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy December 12‚ 2005 Take-Home Final In regards to Montaigne ’s statement on page 23 in Apology for Raymond Sebond‚ I would deduce that he was using the metaphor of nature and natural tendencies in opposition to man ’s vain‚ self-seeking façade that displaces God the creator. Montaigne ’s statement appears to (on the surface at least) value mans naturalistic tendencies and graces in a much better light than our own vain-striving presumptions that claim that
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What is prayer? Can God really hear me? Are my prayers being answered? Does prayer have power? Can prayer change my life and others? All of these are questions that Christians have daily that they are sometimes unsure of. These are questions from others whom are not believers in God at all. Is there proof that prayer really works? There has been a scientific study that prayer really works. Although they do not correlate that the fact of prayer is not necessary related to any religion it works. There
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