Contemporary Theology Mid-term
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Orthodoxy | a doctrine, belief, attitude, or teaching that is consistent with revealed truth and with the church's doctrine of faith (doesn't change) |
| Orthopraxy | The emphasis on what one practices in a religion |
| William Perkins | "Theology is the science of living blessedly forever" 16th century |
| Aims | "Theology is no other than living to know God" 1610 |
| Theology | Theos = God / Logos = word / theology is developmental = not new stuff...just explaining and clarifying -> should be PRESCIPTIVE not DESCRIPTIVE |
| Issue with Theology | Context -> comes from worldview(how one looks at the world) ->> It is a person's attempt to describe whats going on in the world around them |
| Contextualization | The efforts of formulation, presenting and practicing the Christian faith in such a way that it is relevant to the cultural context of the target group in terms of expression and application, yet maintainging theological coherence, biblical integrity and theoritical consistency; Form vs. Body |
| Theological Triage | evaluate case by case and rate them for urgency |
| 3 Levels of theological debate | 1.) Central to the Christian faith 2.) non-essential for Salvation but vital to Christian life/practice 3.) non-essentials |
| Central to the Christian Faith | non-negotiables for Salvation -> Heresy = any doctrine in belief that would send you to hell ->> ex: Trinity/Justification |
| Non-essential but vital to Christian practice | causes divides between denominations -> ex: Baptism/ What the Lord's supper means/ Style of worship |
| Non-essentials | agree to disagree -> "I might be wrong, but here's where I'm at now" ->> ex: Eschatology(end times)/ Arminianism vs. Calvinism/ Style of Worship |
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