BTH121, Quiz-1

Which Early Church father called theology the Queen of sciences?_______

Theology means the study of God.

Name 3 of the 5 facets to Christian theology:

Other methods of scientifically studying who God is, and what He does, satisfy man’s reaching to the source of himself.

Name 2 alternate methods of studying who God is:

There is no credence to spiritual authority in psychology.

Philosophy and theology both seek a comprehensive world view in terms of man’s reason for existence.

Philosophy offers_____ to the unbeliever.

Tertullian felt there was no relationship between philosophy and theology.

Georg Hegel views Christianity as an idealistic philosophy.

List 2 of the 4 tenets of existentialism

In the past theologians were primary out of the ______ and ______ cultures which dominated the Church.

Put in order what Erickson says the process of theology should be:

Examining the historical treatment of theology does not require us to take into account time periods in history.

Identifying the essence of a doctrine means to separate temporary Laws (O.T.) from the New Testament and contemporary Christianity.

Match the word with its understanding:

God’s act in history and His words given through the prophets constitute His self- manifestation or revelation.________

Pre-modernism was established by belief in the irrationality of the universe.

Postmodernism goes to more conservative extremes than pre-modernism or modernism.

List 3 of the things the present day theological scene must take into account as of tendencies that affect the Church.