Flashcards: 1. The Reality of the Gospel
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MarkHusbands on January 13, 2009
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1. The Reality of the Gospel
Read: Faith Seeking Understanding (FSU) 1. The Task of Theology, 1-10,
Read: Luther, "Heidelberg Disputation", 37-41, 50-54
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Religion 260 - Faith Seeking Understanding
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 When theology is seen to be an exercise in Holy Reason | One must also view theology as an activity undertaken "in prayerful dependence upon the Holy Spirit...as an exercise in the fellowship of the saints, serving the confession of the holy people of God". |
| Te Deum Laudamus | Alongside the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed, Luther identifies this as the third symbol or creed of the Christian faith. |
| Theology is... | faithful and rational reflection upon the gospel |
| John Locke | argued that "All the life and power of true religion consist in the inward and full persuasion of the mind". |
| Roger Olson does not believe that... | Contemporary Christianity is in fine condition (it is seriously and intellectually engaged with matters of doctrine and stands at a distance from uncritical religious activity). |
| critical reflection | is a fitting description of theology as a proper intellectual task |
| Migliore does not believe that... | genuine faith avoids questions because it knows that ideas may actually undermine belief in God |
| Luther denies the claim that in order to acquire God's grace | we must be committed to doing the good that is in us. |
| a theology of glory | calls evil good and good evil |
| Barth regards theology as | a means of taking rational trouble over the mystery of God. |
| Theologians identify the following as possible sources for theological knowledge | Scripture, Tradition, Reason, Experience |