Tarah Kendall Session 2 Reflection Paper THE 112 – Introduction to Theology January 10th‚ 2012 Chapter 15‚ Question 1. Why‚ according to Cyprian’s theology‚ does he say that the evil the Devil can do to the Church through schism is much worse that what he can do through Roman persecutions? Religiously‚ a schism is a division between people belonging to an organization that was considered a single body. For St. Cyprian‚ the unity of the Church is essentially visible. The established unity
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SUMMARY * For the most part‚ psychology and theology have been considered to be enemies as both deal with the basic questions about life and the human experience from different approaches. Psychology places human experience (empirically) at the core of understanding and theology places God (our interpretation of His Word) at the center of understanding human experiences. Theology is faith based and includes a strong acceptance of the Bible as the basis of all truth. Psychology is empirically
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So‚ what is theology? “The word "theology" comes from two Greek words‚ Theos meaning ’God’ and logos meaning ’the word about (or the study of) God’ as He is revealed in the Scriptures.” According to the authors of How to Think Theologically‚ anyone who claims to be a Christian there is a high likelihood that you are a theologian. “It is a simple fact of life for Christians; their faith makes them theologians. Deliberately or not‚ think—and act—out of a theological understanding of existence‚ and
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what we view as religion and religious ideas today. She questions the decisions of society as a whole‚ much as Reinhold Niebuhr did as well. I feel her theology most closely relates to that of Niebuhrs compared to the rest of the books we read in class this semester. I say this because McFague really strongly believes in this metaphorical theology. Niebuhr also had
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when needed species can adapt and survive in their environment. Even though Darwin views evolution as amazing and beautiful it is morally and theologically offense for some people. One of these people is William Paley‚ a major supporter of Natural Theology. Because these people do not want to believe that there is no God they try to create coexistence between religion and science. Although Darwin accepts and observes the theory of evolution to be astonishing and of an aesthetic outlook‚ there are also
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that are said before ➢ The introduction to the study of theology ➢ Pro: to go before ➢ Lego: to say or speak What are the three presuppositions of prolegomena? ➢ 1. There is a God ➢ 2. Truth exists ➢ 3. Person can know the truth What is the contemporary usage of the word “theology?” ➢ Strong writes‚ Theology is the science of God and the relations between God and the universe ➢ Fitzwater – Theology‚ therefore‚ is the science of God’s essential being and His
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Western philosophical theology raises the question if God is so wonderful then why is there evil? The two specific arguments in this theology are: The deductive form and inductive form. In the deductive form God is supposed to eliminate evil and because he doesn’t he is not viewed as all knowing and all powerful or even entirely good. Since evil does exist God’s capabilities are questioned. The inductive form sees the amount of evil in the world and questions God’s existence. God should be doing
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University of America and The Washington Theological Union. In 2004‚ Dreyer received the Elizabeth Ann Seton Medal from Mt. St. Joseph College in Cincinnati for her outstanding contributions to Catholic theology in the United States. Dreyer writes and lectures widely on subjects ranging from medieval theology and mysticism to contemporary lay spirituality. Dreyer‚ who holds a doctorate from Marquette University‚ has written a number of books‚ including Earth Crammed with Heaven: A Spirituality of Everyday
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relationship with their God. But‚ if they failed to keep their end of the bargain‚ God would have to punish them. Retribution theology is the belief that those who are obedient to God are called righteous and will be blessed‚ while those that are disobedient are wicked and will be cursed (Tullock 2006). From the beginning of Exodus and beyond the Babylonian Exile‚ retribution theology was prevalent in the lives of Israel. The Old Testament writings reiterate God’s faithfulness towards Israel. “The
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Knowing God Systematic Theology I Knowing God The study of God has been taken place for many centuries. There have been various well known theologians that have spent a life time studying theology. What is theology? Theology is the study of God. It has been a desire for many Christians to know God. It is a true fact that no one will ever know God fully. “No one knows the Son except the Father and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to
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