Worldviews: Quiz 2 Part 1 (U2)

Question 1

Using the resources of the Christian faith to make practical decisions in life.

Answer 1

Theological Reflection

Question 2

What are the 3 sources that the model in “reflection in ministry” points to for info to consider for triologue?

Answer 2

1. Tradition
2. Experience
3. Cultural Information

Question 3

3 Sources:

Tradition > What is it? (2)

Answer 3

1. Roman Catholics hold it as the Old and New Testaments.

2. All various Church decisions made over the past 2,000 years.

Question 4

3 Sources:

Tradition > How do we access it? (2)

Answer 4

1. Thinking of Scripture

2. Herman Neutical Process

Question 5

What is the Herman Nuetical Process?

Answer 5

3 questions we ask of every text.

Question 6

In the Herman Neutical Process, what are the 3 questions?

Answer 6

1. What it meant?
2. What is always means?
3. What is means to me?

Question 7

Name it: These 3 questions are how we are going to access the Biblical meaning of Scripture.

Answer 7

Herman Neutical Process

Question 8

3 Sources:

Experience > What is it? (2)

Answer 8

1. The feelings, attitudes, and experiences of individuals within the issue or whatever.
2. It’s going to be very personal - not common human experience.

Question 9

3 Sources:

Experience > How do we access it?

Answer 9

1. Rational Element

2. Extra-rational Element

Question 10

Define rational element (3 sources > experience)

Answer 10

Involve ourselves in thinking and asking serious questions about what we have experienced in life and its impact on us.

Question 11

Define extra-rational element (3) (3 sources > experience)

Answer 11

1. Acting at a subconscious level.
2. This is where you go to get a deeper look into other’s thinking processes.
3. Empathetic listening skills and listening for emotion.

Question 12

Name of person who created the Force Field Analysis?

Answer 12

Curt Lewins

Question 13

Force Field Analysis:

Left force?

Answer 13

Driving force

Question 14

Force Field Analysis:

Right force?

Answer 14

Restraining force

Question 15

Force Field Analysis:

About driving force (6)

Answer 15

1. Positive
2. Reasonable
3. Logical
4. Conscious
5. Economic
6. “Driving” us in the correct direction

Question 16

Force Field Analysis:

About restraining force?

Answer 16

1. Negative
2. Emotional
3. Illogical
4. Unconscious
5. Social
6. Psychological

Question 17

3 Sources:

Cultural information > What is it?

Answer 17

The set of symbols, stories, myths, and norms of conduct that orient a society or group, whether cognitively, effectively, or behaviorally to the world in which it lives.

Question 18

3 Sources:

Cultural information > How do we access it? (4)

Answer 18

1. Through listening
2. Through social sciences
3. Imperial methods of data gathering,
4. Science testing.

Question 19

The method a 3 stage process

Answer 19

1. Attending
2. Assertion
3. Decision

Question 20

Kinds of theology

Answer 20

1. Exegetical theology
2. Biblical theology
3. Historical theology
4. Systematic theology
5. Homiletical / practical / pastoral theology

Question 21

Name thing:
Looking at what we can learn about a particular topic or idea from a particular passage of scripture.
Examples: background information = setting of life, setting of book, chart book, diagram, etc

Answer 21

Exegetical theology

Question 22

Name thing:
Take all passages on particular subject and trace theme through the Bible. Looking for a theme as developed through Scripture.
Example: Looking for areas with unity

Answer 22

Biblical theology

Question 23

Name thing:
Try to trace theology through History (more Church than Biblical history).
Example: Looking at development or topic of theme through Church history.

Answer 23

Historical theology

Question 24

Name thing:
Attempts to (1) universalize the theology of the first 3 levels and also (2) helps us understand integration of it.

Answer 24

Systematic theology

Question 25

Name thing:

Attempt to take everything (other categories) and drive it home to “How then shall we live?”

Answer 25

Homiletical / practical / pastoral theology

Question 26

List the 3 problem areas in theology.

Answer 26

1. Metaphor
2. Tentativeness and authority
3. Politics

Question 27

8 steps in doing theology

Answer 27

1. Consciously reconstruct our pre-understanding.
2. Inductively collect all passages.
3. Exegate all passages.
4. Collate passages into Biblical theology.
5. Do historical theology.
6. Study competing models.
7. Reformulate for contemporary audience.
8. Do systematics.

Question 28

3 kinds of commands or statements in Scripture? (also define)

Answer 28

1. Explicit commands / statements (universal issues)
2. Implicit commands / statements (cultural issues)
3. Scruples (matters of conscience)

Question 29

Scruples:

“Do you sense true freedom in your spirit to participate?”

Answer 29

Personal

Question 30

Scruples:

“Will you potentially cause others to stumble?”

Answer 30

Community faith

Question 31

Scruples:

“What are the social connotations of the activity to the unbelieving community?”

Answer 31

Community of unbelievers

Question 32

Stott, “Down to Earth”:

3 categories of how Christians need to process things.

Answer 32

1. Customs which cannot be tolerated (never tolerated).
2. Customs which can be temporarily tolerated (not ideal).
3. Customs to which objectives need not be taken (indifferent).