Knowledge of God's existence

Question 1

Bonaventures ways of seeing

Answer 1

wrote about three ‘eyes’

the eye of reason

they eye of contemplation

the eye of the flesh

Question 2

three eyes

Answer 2

reason:

way of seeing using reason. using this eye we gain knowledge of mathematics and philosophical truth

contemplation:

way of seeing using faith

flesh:

way of seeing using the senses

Question 3

Natural Theology

Answer 3

gaining knowledge of God through observation and reason

Question 4

Calvin and Natural theology

Answer 4

argued we are all born with a sense of the divine so knowledge of God should be easy for anyone to gain

Argued any “epistemic distance” is humans own fault

Question 5

The sense of the divine

Answer 5

some people argue that human beings are born with a sense of God

Cicero and many others argue that everyone is born with an idea that there is an infinite being in control

Question 6

Order of creation

Answer 6

Some argue that God can clearly be seen in the order an beauty of world (teleological)

We can naturally see that it is God behind the beauty of creation

Question 7

Revelation (revealed theology)

Answer 7

Revealed theology is name Christians give ti knowledge which they believe God has chosen to show people

available to everyone through faith

Barth argued God can only be known through revealed theology

Question 8

The grace of God

Answer 8

understood as God’s unconditional love

it is shown through:

gift of faith

words of scripture

gift of wisdom

Question 9

Bible and knowledge of God

Answer 9

knowledge of God can be gained through

life of the Church

person of Jesus

religious experience