Rohith Bhatia THST 175 8 December 2011 Theology Final Paper Throughout my experiences in Narratives of Christian Faith‚ many themes have come across. However‚ the three I feel are most prominent are resisting temptation‚ the silence of God‚ and the discernment of spirits. These themes can be seen in the works of Antony‚ Ignatius‚ Silence‚ and Medieval Writings on Female Spirituality. Resisting temptation can be seen in The Life of Antony. Antony realized that there is more to life than
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Theology Review Sheet Identifications Tillich- Faith is the ultimate concern Tilley- irreducible source of meaning and center of energy. Four Misunderstands of faith according to Tilley Reduces faith to believing things Equates having faith with behaving morally Reduces faith into something that we feel “deep in our souls” Equates faith as being religious Buddha- The Awakened one/ the enlightened one Pascal’s Wager- It posits that humans all bet with their lives either that God exists or does
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My Field Trip Experience By Regina S. Allen Intro to Theology The church I visited for my field trip report was‚ St Paul Lutheran Church‚ located at 245 East 138th Street in Dolton‚ Illinois. The service was on April 6‚ 2012‚ (Good Friday)‚ and was called Good Friday Tenebrae. It was a wonderful and enlightening experience that I would never forget. The front page of my report was taken from the program cover that the church was presenting. It is symbolic of the Resurrection of Jesus
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Theology – Holy Trinity Prayer and the Trinity The Holy Trinity will always remain a mystery to human beings‚ but that does not mean we cannot go ahead and try to interpret the events that took place in the history and the scriptures that we have available to us to try to elaborate on the idea of the Trinitarian Mystery in our own‚ human terms. Raniero Cantalamessa is a brilliant individual who uses simple terms and analogies to present complex concepts and ideas‚ he surely possesses an extensive
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Introduction: As Christians we are identified by a number of terms: Child of God‚ Person of Faith‚ Believer or Follower of Christ just to name a few but what if we were identified by our spiritual maturity rather than in general terms? Would we be more diligent in our spiritual growth and more solid in our foundation of faith if it were part of our identification as followers of Christ? How many of us‚ myself included‚ would truthfully be called Prayer Warrior‚ Evangelist (a preacher of the gospel)
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Have you ever wondered what type of life you should live as a Christian and what all you should do? Is this the right thing to do? Is this a common question that you ask? Do you have personal experiences that our wonderful Lord has been so wonderful in your life? Sharing them with others is a way that is I believe is one way that you can worship him. And something that I believe that my church as a whole can do better in general I know it’s hard to come out and say because you don’t like finding
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All of which I am about to write in this short synthesis is solely taken from the book entitled‚ “Church and Sacraments” by Victoria D. Corral‚ Ed.D. Et al. No other reference was used in the makings. The 12 chosen apostles of Jesus Christ were the first footsteps taken to the creation of the Church‚ which was born from the Father’s plan in order to continue the mission He had done and that is to proclaim the Kingdom of God. The early Christian community was the beginning of the Church as each apostle
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even further‚ as his section titled “Fuenteovejuna Theology”. The chapter argues the importance of a minority perspective when reading scripture in that it provides a different perspective and when differences converge‚ the church can better understand each other and the Bible as they find commonalities. In finding commonalities‚ a community is born; a community of responsibility and accountability. To which he links to the church: “if theology is the task of the church‚ and the church is by definition
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1 This paper examines Martin Luther’s theology of the cross and discusses how it has impacted North American religious life. Martin Luther’s Theology of the Cross In Protestantism‚ there are two distinct guiding philosophies that are normally used as the foundation for the teaching and worship of the church. These philosophies are the theology of glory and the theology of the cross. Which philosophy a church practices is up to the individual church; however‚ it is rare‚ possibly even unheard of
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Midterm TR 553: Theology and Ethics of James Cone April 12‚ 2013 Scott Evenson In many respects Cone’s theology is unlike anything I have ever read. Its content “deals with the social basis of theology and is concerned with‚ among other related matters‚ the problem of the particular and the universal in theological discourse”. Its central thesis “is that one’s social and historical context decides not only the questions we address to God but also the mode or form of the answers given to the
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