Theology Introduction (correct answers)
What is theology? correct answers the study of god; faith seeking understanding
(anselm)
What is religion? correct answers more the practice of faith, involves rituals and rules;
it's a group or community thing
What is faith? correct answers more personal; its a person's own trust, belief, and heart
put into their religion.
How are theology, religion, and faith different? correct answers Theology is the study of
religion and god, religion is the practice of a person's faith, and faith is the personal part
of it all
How are theology, religion, and faith similar? correct answers They all deal with
believing in some sort of higher power, or being in search of what the higher power truly
is. They all deal with a person's mind
Academic forms of theology correct answers biblical, historical, systematic, and moral
theology
Historical theology correct answers deals with key people and key beliefs
Systematic theology correct answers deals with the belief "system", more philosophical
Moral theology correct answers deals with ethics and moral issues
Relativism correct answers no universal truths
Syncretism correct answers collection of various beliefs, not especially related to one
another
Why is relativism opposed to authentic dialogue? correct answers authentic dialogue
wants to question things and find out the truth, and relativism believes in no universal
truth
What is syncretism opposed to authentic dialogue? correct answers there is no dialogue
to syncretism, it's all thrown together in a 'pile'
What is a good common ground for the world's religions to dialogue about? correct
answers For everyone to maintain their own identity
What is fundamentalism? correct answers states there is no errors in the bible, it tried to
preserve the fundamentals of christianity; protestant
What is the modern world reaction against fundamentalism? correct answers said to be
taken too literally. The historical critical approach uses source, form, and redaction
criticism.
What does Catholic fundamentalism emphasize? correct answers Catholics interpret
more of the bible and use it more of a 'bigger umbrella'
What are the three marginalized groups of people we discussed? correct answers black
theology, feminist theology, and eco-justice&other ethnic groups&global concerns
How and why does feminist theology develop? correct answers It begins on the
liberation from sexism,the women's right movement happens the sexual revolution,
liberation theology, and dualism, makes it all possible.
exclusivist correct answers "our religion is right, all other ones are wrong" catholic
churst vatican II 1960's
inclusivist correct answers trying to understand the other religions truths
pluralist correct answers other religions "saved" by own model within own system,
believe their is more than one savior
What is theology? correct answers the study of god; faith seeking understanding
(anselm)
What is religion? correct answers more the practice of faith, involves rituals and rules;
it's a group or community thing
What is faith? correct answers more personal; its a person's own trust, belief, and heart
put into their religion.
How are theology, religion, and faith different? correct answers Theology is the study of
religion and god, religion is the practice of a person's faith, and faith is the personal part
of it all
How are theology, religion, and faith similar? correct answers They all deal with
believing in some sort of higher power, or being in search of what the higher power truly
is. They all deal with a person's mind
Academic forms of theology correct answers biblical, historical, systematic, and moral
theology
Historical theology correct answers deals with key people and key beliefs
Systematic theology correct answers deals with the belief "system", more philosophical
Moral theology correct answers deals with ethics and moral issues
Relativism correct answers no universal truths
Syncretism correct answers collection of various beliefs, not especially related to one
another
Why is relativism opposed to authentic dialogue? correct answers authentic dialogue
wants to question things and find out the truth, and relativism believes in no universal
truth
What is syncretism opposed to authentic dialogue? correct answers there is no dialogue
to syncretism, it's all thrown together in a 'pile'
What is a good common ground for the world's religions to dialogue about? correct
answers For everyone to maintain their own identity
What is fundamentalism? correct answers states there is no errors in the bible, it tried to
preserve the fundamentals of christianity; protestant
What is the modern world reaction against fundamentalism? correct answers said to be
taken too literally. The historical critical approach uses source, form, and redaction
criticism.
What does Catholic fundamentalism emphasize? correct answers Catholics interpret
more of the bible and use it more of a 'bigger umbrella'
What are the three marginalized groups of people we discussed? correct answers black
theology, feminist theology, and eco-justice&other ethnic groups&global concerns
How and why does feminist theology develop? correct answers It begins on the
liberation from sexism,the women's right movement happens the sexual revolution,
liberation theology, and dualism, makes it all possible.
exclusivist correct answers "our religion is right, all other ones are wrong" catholic
churst vatican II 1960's
inclusivist correct answers trying to understand the other religions truths
pluralist correct answers other religions "saved" by own model within own system,
believe their is more than one savior
