Scholars (Jesus, Principles, Action, Pluralism) Flashcards
Soren Kierkegaard (Action)
Faith in god is key
Bonhoeffer uses him to argue god should forgive the attempted assassination
Martin Luther (Action)
We should obey the state not go against it
Against civil disobedience
Barth (Action)
Created barmen declaration
This says to only follow Jesus’ teaching, Jesus is the one true leader and there is no authority in other ideologies
Barry Harvey (Action)
“Can’t speak for us now but he has much to say and teach us”
Metaxas (Action)
“Christianity is less about avoiding sin that courageously and actively doing gods will”
Greggs (Action)
“Bonhoeffer took it seriously that creation is oriented on redemption”
Augustine (Action)
Bonhoeffer argued that we were sinful as did Augustine
Augustine (Pluralism)
The elect are chosen, predestination and humanity is fallen - exclusivist
D’Costa (Pluralism)
Necessary and sufficient connecting to the controlling beliefs Eg. Sola christus
Gave two categories - RAE (emphasis on faith and elect) and UAE (emphasis on will and god wanting to save us)
Barth (Pluralism)
Emphasises the trinity revealing god
We are fallen
Kreamer (Pluralism)
Dangers of relativising religions
Rahner (Pluralism)
Anonymous Christian and Christianity
An openness to god and vorgriff (mystery of being)
Hick +kant (Pluralism)
Unitary theological pluralism:
Noumenal (the real) phenomenal (the world we see)
Copernican revolution and analogy of blind men with elephant
Categorical imperatives
Panikkar (Pluralism)
Christophany -Christ is a name given to mean god revealed
Need for openness and not illogical truth claims
Barth (Principles)
Biblortry (false worship of the bible)
Bible isn’t the word but reveals it
