Prolegomena Flashcards
scientific materialism
science is the only way to know things
pantheism
worship that admits or tolerates all Gods
panetheism
the belief that God is greater than the universe
subjectivism
knowledge is subjective
relativism
the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality are not absolute
fideism
having no evidence as a base for faith
pluralism
a theory or system that recognizes more than one ultimate principle
historical theology
what the church has believed over time
Theology Proper
doctrine of God
Biblical theology
theology of blocks of scripture
What are some modern criticism of systematic theology? What basic answers were outlined in class?
- take texts out of context
- does not take into consideration the complexity of the Bible
- does not consider the views of the church
- not open to new ideas or info
- indoctrination
- not related to real life
What are basic characteristics of systematic theology?
based on the Bible systematic interface with other fields contemporary thought helps you grow
What challenges have been made to the legitimacy of systematic theology? What could be said in answer?
not necessary for devotion
divides christianity
unnecessary because Christianity is just ethics
impractical
What is the difference between subjectivism and relativism?
subjectivism: knowledge is subjective
relativism: knowledge exists in relation to culture
What are the principles of identity, excluded middle, and non-contradiction?
something is what it is
something is either true or false
you cannot contradict yourself and be right
What is the correspondence theory of truth?
something is true if it corresponds with reality
What is the coherence theory of truth?
something is true if our brains think it is true
What is the pragmatic theory of truth?
something is true if it works in real life
What is foundationalism?
The view that some of our beliefs do not need to be supported by other beliefs–we simply believe them without support from other beliefs
Liberation Theology
make life better for lower classes
Black theology
there are fundamental inequalities in society
feminist theology
adress gender relations
gay theology
homosexual rights
What is Dispensational Premilleniallism? How does it differ from Historic Premillennialism?
historic: no place for israel
What is the Neo-Orthodox view of revelation?
Revelation, including the Bible, is not a matter of true propositions, or statements, about the world. It is essentially an encounter with God. The Bible is a witness to people’s encounters with God
How would you characterize the difference between modernism and postmodernism?
Modernism, for example, would generally hold that we can have “Truth” in some universal sense that transcends our particular situation–our personal history, our culture, our language. Postmodernism doubts that. Modernism holds that truth rests on a foundation of things we can know without appealing to other ideas (i.e., foundationalism). Postmodernism rejects foundationalism. Modernism holds that truth is what corresponds to reality (correspondence theory of truth). Postmodernism doubts that we can have such knowledge. It settles for what does not contradict itself (coherentism), or what works in life (pragmatism)
Which theologian held that the future is crucial in defining the church, that it is better understood by what it will become than by its history up to this point?
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James Cone
black theology
Machen and Warfield
early fundamentalism
Berkoff
amillenial
Kung and Rahner
Contemporary Catholic
Karl Barth
neo-orthodoxy
amillenialism
no literal thousand year reign of Christ
Premillenialism
There will be a literal millennium and Christ will return prior to it to set it u
