Natural theology

Theology 2 Extra Credit Assignment In Gregory of Nyssa’s letter “An Answer to Ablabius: That We Should Not Think of Saying There are Three Gods,” he exhorts and rebukes a young man, named Ablabius, who appears to have strayed from the sound doctrine that had been passed down to him. Gregory appears frustrated with Ablabius and the errors that he was spreading, but there seems to be an underlying tone of love and a desire for restoration that is woven into the rebukes and arguments given…

In the article, “On Being an Atheist” H.J. McCloskey tells us he is a proclaimed atheist. For years there has been a huge debate between theists and atheists regarding questions about God and Life. Some of these questions are: Is There a God? And Why is there evil in the world? H.J. McCloskey has many viewpoints concerning the reality of God and the fact the world was formed by a gifted creator. McCloskey argued the three theistic proofs, which are the cosmological argument, the teleological…

Of all the events in human history, there is no event more significant, more important than that of the incarnation of Christ. When the living, eternal God, a Spirit Being, entered into humanity by becoming a human Himself. Of this instance of God entering into humanity, Chafer writes, “No human mind can grasp the significance of the occurrence and consequence of the incarnation. That a person of the Godhead should become one of the human family-the sphere of His own creation-with a view to…

(Stone 3). Theology is the understanding of our God through a process of thinking about life in the light of faith. We use theology when engaging in our calling and when we turn for knowledge and support. How to Think Theologically, explains the difficult process of theological thinking and reflections. The author wants us to understand that if we practice religion and live according to our Christian faith, then we are practicing theology. It takes the time to perfect, but the work of theology…

twentieth-century theology is usually characterized according to his programmatic role in defining early black theology. Cone is associated with the “classical” moment in black theology’s dissident articulation which led to disciplinary recognition, and generated traditions of criticism and elaboration. This line of characterization that emphasizes Cone’s role in classical black theology is no doubt uniquely important in the history of modern theology, just as his work in black theology must be…

challenged by the idea that Christianity and psychology are at odds and cannot exist being integrated with each other. This rather a controversial point that it can be really impossible for psychology and theology to co-exist being in the same area may be explained by the origin of both: theology is based on faith and psychology is based on truth. In addition, psychology uses an empirical system during the study together with specific methods that may…

existentialist theologian, who impacted theology in the 20th century. Given his background, Paul grew under a Lutheran Pastor, Johannes his father. He studied theology and attended seminary and earned two Doctorates at the age of 21. He enlisted in the German army as a Chaplain and was placed on the deadliest post in this war. Here he wrote his father stating, “Hell is all around us. It’s unimaginable” (Taylor 2017). This probably gives us some insight of why his theology changed from a…

Introduction Within the context of this passage we are faced with the dichotomous pull of the glorious in-breaking kingdom of heaven, where Jesus proclaims the character of kingdom dweller, and the brokenness of the present world, where sin still besets men and women. Perhaps the listeners of the day, as we do today, sat and pondered, “Am I in the kingdom of heaven or am I out?” Scot McKnight rightly identifies that the Beatitudes are a sweeping “manifesto of a kingdom way of life.” In…

teaches about many different aspects of the world and how it has affected my worldview. Most importantly in this essay, we will discuss what Romans 1 – 8 teaches regarding the natural world, human identity, human relationships, and culture. We will begin this journey with the discussion of The Book of Romans and the natural world. I would like to start off by saying that I truly believe that the Bible is the fallible Word of God, and it is a…

Descartes’ journey through the realm of his mind and his internal exploration of all the things he previously thought to be certainly true, brings him to the subject of the existence of God in his Third Meditation. Before he touches on the existence of God, he concludes that there are three different types of ideas. There are fictional and adventitious ideas which Descartes’ creates on his own and finally there are innate ideas which are present in the mind at birth. With these types of ideas in…