Christian Tradition Quiz 3 Flashcards
the doctrine of the human being
theological anthropology; describes humanity in its relationship with God
4 ways Jones shows the human being
- as Middle Creatures
- as made in God’s image
- as sinful
- as new creation in Christ
what is psychosomatic unity?
Humans are middle creatures, they are not fully spirit and not fully physical; rejects gnosticism
views of creatures in God’s image
substantial
functional
relational
View of humans as creatures in God’s image that says humans share some aspect of God’s substance
substantial view
view of humans as creatures in God’s image that emphasizes the unique function of humans
functional view
view of humans as creatures in God’s image that says humans must exist in relationships with others, mirroring the trinity
Relational view
root of sin
pride
says all humans are born into sin and unable to enter right relationship with God because we desire sin
Original sin, doctrine by Augustine
3 heresies about Jesus
Apollonarianism
Nestorianism
Monophysticism
2 of Augustine’s most famous books
Confessions
City of God
Christological heresy that said Jesus din’t have a human mind
Apollonarianism
Christological heresy that said Jesus has 2 natures and those 2 natures do different things
Nestorianism
Christological heresy that said Jesus only has 1 nature
Monophysticism
Bio facts about Augustine
Born in North Africa in 354
Christian mother
Manicheanism
predestination
Believes in 2 gods, 1 material and 1 nonmaterial
Manicheanism
year of Augustine’s conversion
386
Enjoyment vs. Use
You can only enjoy things that are in their essence GOOD (God), things that are used have a degree of good, but they aren’t essentially good
Enjoyment =
Worship
Famous aug. quote
“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee.”
Controversy that helped the church clarify its position on sacraments
Augustine vs. Donatism
Protestant sacraments
Eucharist and baptism (7 in the catholic church)
Explain the Augustine/Donatism controversy
Some priests and bishops handed over the Bible to Roman authorities amidst Roman persecution. The church questioned if those priests should still have authority to bless sacraments. Donatus was a priest who refused to turn over scriptures and they forced him to be a bishop.
people who say only priests who didn’t give up Bible’s could be priests
Donatists
Augustine’s answer to the Donatist controversy
the Church traces authority to Jesus, the priests authority is based on ordination not personal virtue therefore sacraments do not depend on the personal morality of the priest who administers them
Issue that Augustine and Pelagius argued
are humans inherently good or inherently sinful? Does our sin make us less human or are we naturally sinful
describes the unity of divine and human natures in jesus
hypostatic union
God saves
Humans suffer
changes to ____ in the incarnation of Christ
God suffered
Jesus saves
another name for monophysticism
eutychianism
affirmed that Jesus has 2 natures in 1 person
Council of Chalcedon
led to the doctrine of predestination
Augustine and Pelagius’ argument
