Theology - Vocab 10

Question 1

dualism

Answer 1

2 equal and opposite realities

Question 2

ecclesiology

Answer 2

study of the doctrine of the church (ekklesia)

Question 3

ecumenism

Answer 3

the attempt to seek a worldwide unity and cooperation among all churches that confess Jesus Christ as Lord

Question 4

Jonathan Edwards

Answer 4

the greatest American theologian

Question 5

efficacy

Answer 5

the ability of something to fulfill the purpose for which it is made or given, God’s grace is efficacious inasmuch as it is able to bring about salvation

Question 6

election

Answer 6

God’s choosing of individuals or people to bring about God’s good purposes

Question 7

empiricism

Answer 7

a philosophical theory that assumes that all knowledge is gained through either internal experience or external experience

Question 8

episcopacy

Answer 8

a form of church government in which the chief oversight of the church is entrusted to bishops, while presbyters (deacons or priests) minister more specifically within local congregations

Question 9

epistemology

Answer 9

philosophy of knowing

Question 10

eschaton

Answer 10

study of last things