Theology - Vocab 4

Question 1

atheism

Answer 1

a system of belief that asserts categorically that there is no God (see also agnosticism)

Question 2

atonement

Answer 2

to cover sin

Question 3

attribute

Answer 3

general: a characteristic or quality used to describe an object or person
God: theologians note those characteristics/qualities that are essential to our understanding of God as God relates to us as created beings

Question 4

Augustine

Answer 4

Western church, integration of thought categories of platonic philosophy with theology, starts with complete sinfulness of humankind, asserts that God predestines those who are enabled to repent and believe

Question 5

baptism

Answer 5

the practice of sprinkling with, pouring on, or immersing in water as an act of Christian initiation and obedience to Christ’s own command

Question 6

baptismal regeneration

Answer 6

belief that water baptism effects the saving work of the Holy Spirit in washing away original sin

Question 7

Barth, Karl

Answer 7

credited with being father of neo-orthodoxy or dialectical theology

Question 8

believers’ church

Answer 8

a theological conviction arising out of the Radical Reformation that emphasizes the church as comprising only those who through faith in Jesus Christ voluntarily gather together for worship, instruction, and doing good deeds

Question 9

biblical criticism

Answer 9

Evaluating the Bible with literary methods

Question 10

biblical theology

Answer 10

Explaining book/author without using modern categories of thought