Natural Theology

Question 1

What is natural theology ?

Answer 1

Attempts to discover truth about existence and nature of God through: human reason and observation e.g William paley

Question 2

What other forms and belief support natural theology

Answer 2

Beauty of the world indicated creator God

Question 3

What was Aquinas keen to show with natural theology

Answer 3

That Christianity worked well with science and observation - influence with Aristotle , by looking at the world and cause and effect cycle , there is an uncaused causer

Question 4

Who supports Aquinas

Answer 4

Swinburne agrees that the world shows order and regularity with an intelligent being who is the author of the universe = God

Question 5

What can be used for retort this

Answer 5

Richard Dawkins : memes

Question 6

What is the strengths of natural theology

Answer 6

• St Paul wrote that humans made God angry by ignoring his obvious signs of existence out in the world God has created. World is so beautiful and intricate so God is showing he exists so by ignoring this we are ignoring God
• aesthetic principle : world is ordered with beauty by an all loving God

Question 7

Who supported natural theology

Answer 7

Brunner

Question 8

What does Brunner say about natural theology

Answer 8

1. We can know God by natural theology
2. Natural theology can be a point of contact between humans and God
3. Natural theology can lead you to God
4. True knowledge can only come through grace and revelation