Free will in theology

My Theology Theology is the study of the nature of God or religious belief. I did not know what Theology was until freshmen year of college when I found out that it is a required course I have to take to graduate. Though I have found out that through going church, college, and Bible studies with my friends that I study God every time I read the Bible. I have studied the nature of God and how he relates to the world, but never have I thought of it has being theological. My parents introduced me…

however, I feel that I am ready. I feel that this starts with being baptized and including my family in the process of rekindling or devoting a life to God, and living life surrounded by the love of God. I am grateful, with what I have learned in Theology, despite the many times my views where different. If nothing else, this class was a reminder to myself that is never too late to fix what is broken, it is never too late to really teach my son about the Lord and how he wants us to live, and…

doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, creation is ontologically dependent on its Creator. This means that “God, in creating the universe, was not constrained by the limitations of the already existing stuff from which the universe was to be fashioned, but was free to bring into existence a universe in which the divine will was recognizably embodied and enacted” In these two tenets, it is affirmed that God was not forced by any inner or outer necessities to create the universe, but freely brought into…

There are many things that I have learnt from Theology that is applicable to nursing; it is more than I thought I would learn. However I feel the two most important aspects I have learnt that most apply to me would be accepting all, as stated by God, and the suffering of the individual. Something that sat with me the most is accepting and helping those in need, no matter who they are. God wants us to love each other, and not cause further harm towards one another, and I feel that this applies…

Augustine was an idea in which human free will had practically no place. He believed that a predestined eventual return to the Lord was a gift that He extends to all since we are compulsive sinners from which we have no control unless He rescues us from it. Here Augustine, again, refers back to the Fall for this concept, believing that because of this, all humans are inherently evil and God alone, by His grace saves from eternal death. Augustine’s theology then goes on with the concept that…

A Critical Review of Jeffrey Walton “The Politics of Biblical Interpretation: A ‘Criticism of Criticism ’” in Newblackfriars vol.91, 1035, September 2010. Introduction Responding to the call for “Kritik der Kritik” of Ratzinger, Jeffrey explains the historical relationship between biblical criticism and politics. The study reveals that the first one can be seen in medieval Islamic world, not in Christendom surprisingly, and he introduces subsequent biblical criticisms in secular world,…

of us has the right to decide what to do with our own bodies and our labor, with the money we earn and the goods we possess,” (p.49). In this case, if a person has the means to avoid service, then they should have the right to. The application of a free market system in the drafting process allowed citizens to exercise their individual rights in how they would support the war effort. Furthermore, the options softened the blow from the draft because if Union supporters would have been forced to…

The theology that resonates the most and was probably true for many others after the Holocaust would have to be Richard Rubenstein’s theology. Rubenstein wanted to diminish Jewish guilt because he believe that the Holocaust was not a reflection on the people of the judaic religion. He felt that there was no actual evidence…

In the article ‘Hospice Care and Theology for Patients at the End of Life’, by Tara Flanagan, it discusses hospice, hospitality, and different models of care popular today. Included in the article is the comparison of the Biosocial model of care and the Biomedical model of care, for patients near or expecting death. According to the work of Kearney and Dorothee, it is suggested that demonstrating hospitality in the sense of interpreting pain is less successful than ‘hosting’ pain. Hospitality…

1.4. The ‘Theology of Encounter’ according to Pope Francis Christians should develop a ‘theology of encounter’. They can encounter God in the world specifically in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, and in other sacraments, in scripture, in the created universe, and in the community in which they live. My focus here is to encounter God in the sacrament of Matrimony. The word ‘encounter’ is a favorite word of Pope Francis. He used 32 times in his apostolic exhortation, “the Joy of the…