Western philosophical theology raises the question if God is so wonderful then why is there evil? The two specific arguments in this theology are: The deductive form and inductive form. In the deductive form God is supposed to eliminate evil and because he doesn’t he is not viewed as all knowing and all powerful or even entirely good. Since evil does exist God’s capabilities are questioned. The inductive form sees the amount of evil in the world and questions God’s existence. God should be doing
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while the Christian God vanishes into non-existence. The demon’s revelation does not change the external reality of one’s life; the outside events will continue on as normal. What will change is both an understanding of one’s place in the metaphysics and theology of current life and that of the afterlife. While not stating that there is no God outright to guide and direct the happenings of everyday life‚ the eternal recurrence of events essentially kills off the threat of the Christian God by
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relationship with their God. But‚ if they failed to keep their end of the bargain‚ God would have to punish them. Retribution theology is the belief that those who are obedient to God are called righteous and will be blessed‚ while those that are disobedient are wicked and will be cursed (Tullock 2006). From the beginning of Exodus and beyond the Babylonian Exile‚ retribution theology was prevalent in the lives of Israel. The Old Testament writings reiterate God’s faithfulness towards Israel. “The
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JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE of Gangel‚ Kenneth O. “Marks of a Healthy Church.” Bibliotheca Sacra vol.158 no.632 (October - December 2001): 467-477. THEO 510 LUO (fall 2012) Survey of Theology Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary October 22‚ 2012 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION3 BRIEF SUMMARY3 CRITICAL INTERACTION4 CONCLUSION5 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY6 Introduction In the New Testament‚ the church can be referred to as the “local” church or the “universal” church. The local church
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The mystery of God’s existence has been a crucial element of many religious studies and traditions‚ through the centuries. The question of who‚ what‚ and where God is has been addressed by numerous theologians‚ religious and philosophers through the centuries. This essay looks at the writings of one these thinkers‚ Julian of Norwich and outlines and discusses some of her central ideas on the mystery of God. Julian of Norwich was a medieval mystic‚ who lived in Norwich‚ England between 1342 and
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University of America and The Washington Theological Union. In 2004‚ Dreyer received the Elizabeth Ann Seton Medal from Mt. St. Joseph College in Cincinnati for her outstanding contributions to Catholic theology in the United States. Dreyer writes and lectures widely on subjects ranging from medieval theology and mysticism to contemporary lay spirituality. Dreyer‚ who holds a doctorate from Marquette University‚ has written a number of books‚ including Earth Crammed with Heaven: A Spirituality of Everyday
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Aquinas’ Five Proofs What real evidence can be supplied for God’s existence? St. Thomas‚ in his Summa Theologica‚ sets forth five separate proofs for the existence of God‚ Unlike St. Anselm’s proof‚ which deals with pure concepts‚ St. Thomas’ proofs rely on the world of our experience-what we can see around us. In these proofs we can easily see the influence of Aristotle and his doctrine of the Four Causes. l) The Proof from Motion. We observe motion all around us. Whatever is in motion now
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calamitatum mearum and his letter exchanges with Heloise are very intense and wonderful views in to the past. The Letters of Abelard and Heloise encompass many themes‚ but one theme that threads through all the letters is their reliance on the authority of Theology and its effect on their relationship. This is obvious through many sections in their letters. The letters and his story of his misfortunes is a true love story it seems everything terrible is out to get them. The Catholic Church‚ gender relations
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him. He attempts to account for the cruelties that persist on the island and justify his god’s malevolent actions. Caliban’s increasingly convoluted explanation demonstrates one of the difficulties the Victorian world was having with religion: theology was having to become more and more contorted to explain both the facts of the modern world and the findings of modern science. Many found it increasingly difficult to maintain traditional ideas about a just God and Caliban struggles with the same
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Theology Outline: GOSSIP I. Intro A. Thesis: Gossip is a hurtful and sinful act that would occur less often if people knew and understood exactly what it is and the toll it took on the people being gossiped about B. What is gossip? i. The act of talking about others without their knowledge in a negative sense ii. Brings people down iii. Hurtful‚ wring‚ and sinful C. Who is affected by gossip i. Everyone has experienced and been on both sides of gossip D. What is the result of gossip i. People always
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