The aim of this short essay is to illustrate Anselm’s doctrine Cur Deus Homo‚ in reference to his interpretation of the atonement and then relate it to the characteristic claims of the Chalcedonian creed regarding Jesus Christ as one person to be recognized in two nature’s’. Anselm’s theory on atonement is that of a philosophical one which he believes should be understood as a necessity. Anselm’s doctrine‚ Cur Deus Homo’ which is translated as why God became a man (human being)’‚ and the motive
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people and pray for them without having received the authority to do so. And the pantry is not ‘church’; you need a valid liturgy and authorized clerics for that. Sara has simply allowed her leftist politics‚ concern for outcasts‚ and the ‘liberation theology’ of Jesuits like Martin-Baro to overcome her good sense. People need rules; that’s why we have them in the first place. If we don’t have rules‚ people will do whatever they want‚ and then where will we be?” The rules was created with the purpose
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different * Humans are biologically similar in some ways to animals * This is why animals are used in scientific research. Genesis 1v24-26 and Luke 12v6 talks about how Christians view animals and humans How should we treat animals? * Different religions give different guidance on how to treat animals * Christians say that humans must care for animals but they are for their use (see verse above) * Hindu’s believe animals should be respected to the extreme that cow are treated like
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Summa Theologica – Thomas Aquinas Theology based on scripture Theology leaves people with the knowledge that leads to eternal happiness How reason‚ before faith‚ can know the existence of nature of God The existence of God can be established through the use of reason So far in this course we’ve seen platonic philosophy With Aquinas‚ we are seeing Aristotelian philosophy Avicenna d. 1037 Averroes d. 1198 Page 13 Whether existence of God is self-evident? NO. Self Evident: Predict is
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Reflection Paper (Chapter 5) 1. Consider the rich spiritual suggestion in Genesis 1:3‚ where light was the first thing created by God. Reflect to the importance given to light in this account. How important is light in your life today? Personally‚ I think the main reason why light was the first thing ever created because it what brings beauty to all other creations because without Light‚ there is only darkness. Light‚ for me‚ also symbolizes the Word of God that is what made everything‚ including
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Kaitlin Agnew Mrs. Kennedy Theology 1 15 March 2013 The first website I visited was LifeTeen‚ which revolves around the youth of the Catholic faith and serves as an online community for teenagers to come in touch with their religious beliefs. As I explored the website‚ I came across several insightful articles concerning topics relevant to teenagers in today’s society. One article in particular that I found interesting was “How to Be Happy” by Christina Mead. The desire to find happiness and the
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are corresponding that treats the major areas of worldview: 1. Philosophical Theology (God)‚ 2. Metaphysical (ultimate reality)‚ 3. Epistemology (theory of knowledge)‚ 4. Ethics (study of morality) and 5. Philosophical Anthropology (human nature). Philosophical Theology is the part of philosophy of religion and it develops and utilizes ways to understand doctrines or theological concepts through philosophy. Spiritual Theology consists of these views of God: 1. Theism-an infinite God is beyond and in
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Dakota Ostler Professor Anderson Philosophy 150 22 February‚ 2013 Teleological Argument: Existence of God The teleological argument is one made for the existence of God. William Paley’s argument is based on the idea that the universe is too complicated to have been created by accident and so must have had a creator. This creator is assumed to be God‚ who has created the universe and all the parts in it serve a certain purpose. A close consideration of this argument will show that there are several
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When I first started this class the only knowledge of C. S. Lewis I had was that he was a Christian‚ an author and he was highly favored and respected for his work by my Pastor‚ as well as some of the people in my small group from church. Though‚ all of this remains true of C. S. Lewis‚ I have also learned that there was a time in his life where he was an atheist. This came as a complete surprise to me‚ but the more I have learned about Lewis‚ the more this piece seems to have been a key factor
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Problem of God Final Exam 1. Ideas of what constitutes female and male shape our understanding of many dimensions of our humanity included but not limited to: leadership roles‚ politics‚ family roles‚ and religion. In her book‚ Sexism and God-Talk‚ Rosemary Radford Ruether argues that our understanding of religion‚ specifically Christianity‚ has strongly been influenced by sexism. She outlines the historical and contemporary role of sexism in religion and argues that sexism has shaped our image
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