Love Wins! An Autobiographical Soteriology I became a Christian in what is perhaps one of the most non-religious places in the world: the drama department at New York University. NYU is a place where there is great passion for progressive social and political change‚ but where any question about religion is most often answered with the standard response‚ “I’m spiritual‚ but not religious‚” which can usually be interpreted as meaning that the one questioned smokes pot and listens to Bob
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God and evil. One of these problems lies in the question of why the righteous suffers. Another one of these questions raised concerning the problem of evil is whether God does good or if he does evil. This problem of evil is not bound to Christian theology‚ but stretches over many other religions not only in the Western world. There are two different categories of evil. Moral evil is evil produced by activities of moral agents. Natural evil is evil that occurs in the process of the functioning of
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“If Only there is No God then there is No Problem:” A Theological Reflection On the Mystery of Evil And Uniqueness of God For a theologian or an ordinary person concerned with the problem of theodicy‚ human suffering appears to be inconsistent with the notion of a God who is all-powerful and good. It is rationally inconceivable to claim belief in such a God when people are faced with senseless suffering in their day-today-life. How do we respond to the events of suffering that challenge our
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BOOK REVIEW: ACT AND BEING: TOWARDS A THEOLOGY OF THE DIVINE ATTRIBUTES Introduction Colin E. Gunton was a British systematic theologian born in England. He is one of the many theologians who have had meaningful influences in the field of doctrine concerning the Creation and Trinity. He spent years as the Professor of Christian Doctrine at King’s College London and he is the co-founder of the Research Institute for Systematic Theology at this same college. Though his untimely death in May of
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Summary Mark McMinn‚ the author of the book Psychology‚ Theology and Spirituality‚ did an excellent job discussing the aspects of psychology‚ theology and spirituality‚ and how they can be integrated by a Counselor. Each chapter opened with a real life example of what it would be like to not properly integrate psychology‚ theology and spirituality. Christian counselors are charged to incorporate spirituality in their personal lives and properly display these same practices with their clients. Christian
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from The University of Paris when he was only fourteen.3 There he studied at the College de Montaigu in the theology department.4 Humanism was a big focus around this time‚ rather than scholasticism (during the Middle Ages this was the prominent theology of the Catholics). Even though there was a large movement for church reforms‚ Gerard Calvin advised John to study law rather than pursue theology after they severed ties with the church. In obedience to this‚ he did so‚ and three years later‚ after studying
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Miguel De La Torre (born October 6‚ 1958) is a professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at llff School of Theology‚ a scholar-activist‚ author‚ and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Though Miguel was born in Cuba months before the Castro Revolution‚ De La Torre and his family migrated to the United States as refugees when he was an infant. For a while the U.S. government considered him and his family as "illegal aliens". On June 6‚ 1960‚ De La Torre received an order from Immigration
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* Avignon Papacy caused many people to say that councils should have more power than the pope‚ Great Schism enhanced this * Various movements and groups * Wycliff – condemned as a heretic after his lifetime * Hus – condemned as a heretic during his lifetime * Both were seen as beginnings of Reformation * Wycliff was alive during 14th century (during Avignon)‚ he was deeply troubled by the wealth and power of the pope‚ looks to the Bible for inspiration (believed it was the whole
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perspectives: (Murphy 2009). Ransom Theory – Says Christ was given by God as a ransom to Satan in order to cancel the debt Satan had on man. This theory was also taught by Augustine. This is a false view of the atonement according to classical Reformed theology. (Murphy 2009). My Perceptive Remarks on “Ransom Theory”: According to my religious experience the “Ransom Theory” merges with my understanding of the “Atonement.” In (Gen. 3) Satan tempted Eve and succeeded in getting her to sin. Yet‚ God turned
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Topic: That Jesus Christ is saviour is one of the core beliefs of Christianity. Outline and critically evaluate some traditional ways of understanding salvation. Outline and critically evaluate some contemporary theologians’ thinking on salvation. Briefly address the implications of this for teaching salvation in schools. The Oxford English Dictionary defines salvation as “deliverance from sin and its consequences‚ believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ” . “Sin”‚ in turn
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