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| words, sayings, accounts, theories |
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| a theory/explanation/word about god |
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| the inside of the circle; accepted beliefs |
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| outside of the orthodox circle |
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| it acceptable for a Christian to practice or do |
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| outside of the orthoproxic circle |
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| from Latin “doctrina”, meaning teaching; refers to teachings of the church |
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| comes from Greek meaning ordinance, demand; the official church teachings based on church councils |
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| outside of the dogma; disagreement with an official teaching |
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| coined by Martin Luther, meaning solely Scripture; the only basis for our faith should be Scripture |
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| is primary, but there are some other sources of authority |
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| latin “credo”, meaning “I believe”; official statements of faith. |
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| (1) to provide guidelines for what we believe & (2) to have a basis for instruction |
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| statements made by the consensus of a gathering body of Baptists |
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| Virgin birth, bodily resurrection, salvation through grace by faith, sin, creationism, final judgment, etc. |
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| believer’s baptism, Lord’s supper, homosexuality, abortion |
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| what we have heard or grown up believing; what is below the surface. |
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| Problems with embedded theology |
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1. Embedded theology tends to be inconsistent.
2. Embedded theology can lead to harmful results. |
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“The understanding of the faith that emerges from a process of careful reflection upon embedded theological convictions
Theological crisis triggers theological reflection.
Theological reflection brings change, and that brings spiritual growth. |
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| Things that may trigger theological deliberation |
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A crisis
A conversation
A challenge |
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| deciding on the meaning of theology and theological sources |
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| the art and science of interpretation in relation to the Bible |
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1. Understand the historical context
2. Understand the meaning and the significance of the writing in its historical setting.
3. Then ask, “How does this apply to us—to the questions and issues that we are dealing with now?” |
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| —“The process of bringing two or more discrete entities into mutual relation with each other.” (p. 30) |
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| Five primary issues in Assessment: |
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(CAVIM)
1. Clarity: Can it be understood? 2. Appropriateness: Does it fit the character of God and the message of Christianity? 3. Intelligibility: Does it make sense? 4. Moral Integrity 5. Validity: Does theology fit with what is generally accepted to be true? |
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| the three theological Activities |
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1. Interpretation
2. Correlation
3. Assessment |
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| being in a position to see something clearly; seeing the relative importance |
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| “Faith seeking understanding” was said by who? |
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| Three audiences in perspective |
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| self, other Christians, and non-Christians |
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1. “Word of God”
God’s word to Paul
2. “Record of God’s revelation”
What God revealed to Paul
3. “Human book about God”
What Paul thought about God. |
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| to bring out the meaning of the text |
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| reading our own meaning of the scripture |
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| “handing over, handing down, handing on” |
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| Two primary approaches to the importance of tradition in theology: |
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1. Roman Catholic: “Scripture and tradition”
2. Protestant: “Scripture only”
Sola Scriptura |
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| what is the basis for theological liberalism? |
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| the emphasis on experience |
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Friedrich Schleiermacher: “feeling of absolute dependence”
Emphasis on experience is the basis for theological liberalism
A primary reliance of God’s revelation, in which our experience plays a secondary role in our understanding of God, is the view of evangelical theology. |
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| Postmodernism or deconstructionism denies... |
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The rational basis of truth
That there are accepted resources, such as Scripture or Tradition, for determining truth
That truth itself exists |
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| Postmodernism or deconstructionism says... |
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| Says, “What is true for you may be different from what is true from me, and that’s fine.” |
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God’s perspective
What God says about himself.
Theology from above focus on God and his purpose, plans and ways of making humanity know his will. The Scripture stands as the basis of studying all the activities of God and is the only source of information about him. It is also the only basis for Christian faith and practice. |
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Our perspective
Trying to understand how God is at work within situations like relationships, crises, etc.
Theology from below, on the other hand, is the recognition of human needs. It is making the Scripture relevant and in so doing, we expound the Scriptures in a way that it appropriately meet those special needs. Inevitably, theologians will be selective in their choice of the Biblical passages, they will focus on passages that he think people in particular context and culture will be able to understand |
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| Two aspects of communal theology |
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1. Collaborative—Combining and sharing of efforts
2. Dialogical—You have got to talk in order for collaboration to take place. |
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