CS2 Final

Enlightenment

during this period it was encouraged to grow more in faith and start to have a personal relationship with christ (individualism) so they could understand the religious revelation

Liberal theology

they are a mediator between the two other alternatives, by reconciling science contemporary thought and religious belief

Religious experience

(connected to liberal theology) the direct relationship that you have with christ, how you are encountered the divine. they believe that this divine interaction is more important then the original doctrines.

Pietist

when you believe that a relationship with christ is above all traditions or doctrines, they focus on small groups fostering a community. this originated in Germany through Lutheran theology

John Wesley

the founder of the methodist movement, he focused on the working class and talked to them about the gospel, personal faith and holiness. (He held Arminianism views)

Methodism

A major branch from the Protestant church that focuses on personal relationships, hoiliness and social justice. they strongly focused on connectionism.

Sanctification

The process of being saved, being set apart from sin and being washed clean by God.

Second experience

Wesleyan theology saw it first through justification then sanctification, Pentecostalism it is seen through baptism and Keswick sees it when the holy spirit is working from with you.

Keswick

they highlight the importance of deeper spiritual experience following salvation and wants you too have critical thinking when it comes to hearing the word. they think that is hard to wash away sin

Wesleyan

from the Protestant tradition where they believed in personal faith, holiness, and a possibility of sanctification. they believe in the complete removal of sin.

Semi Augustinian

the middle ground between semi paganism and Augustinian, they believe in the necessity of Gods grace, salvation and humanity. We are completely affection by human fall.

Pentecostalism

Very similar to semi augustinian with the focus on personal faith but differ from the experiences they have with God. the experiences they have consist with speaking tongues spiritual healing and other gifts.

Evangelicalism

To share the gospel with as many people to grow God’s followers, they believe. in personal conversion, Lausanne covenant and authority of the bible.

Inerrancy

The bible is true and holy, everything that comes from it was prompt by the holy spirit, it has accurate christ encounters’s of his view

Infallibility

the bible cannot fail to share the truth that we need to know about God to be saved

Postmodernism

reality is evolving and understood through brokenness and relationships. this shifts away from the traditional notions of truth and focuses on libertarian and empowerment over our salvation.

liberation theology

the freeing of the oppressed people through social and political economic transformation a mix of christian doctrine/Marxist focusing on the poor.

black theology

its core reason is too reinterpret christians teaching in the way the black oppressed people can relate to there life especially through the racism that they have gone through.

feminist theology

wanting to achieve equality, justice and liberation for women in responsed to the marginalization of women

moralistic theruputic deism

God exists and watches over us, be be fair and nice, be happy and feel good, God is not involved in ones life unless needed, Good people go to heaven when they die. these are the multiple beliefs blended together.

consumerism

represents the world view of materialism and consumption that are central to ones purpose

prosperity gospel

the belief that God grants health and wealth to those with the right kind of faith with certain amount of donations to the church etc. (give to gain)

romanticist redemption

it influences styles of people are redemptive in a more personal way, highlighting the beauty and depth of the christs redemptive work. (high appreciation for the middle ages)

individual self expressionism

focuses on the shift of common traditional based faith to personalize spiritually based faith, self becomes the lens of what you view God and truth

myth of redemptive violence

violence is a effective way to bring justice and piece or salvation. violence becomes a God when you turn to violence when thing becomes bad.

christian nationalism

attempt to fuse ones nationalism with christianity. with political identity with there christ in identity in a that creates a conflict.

civil religion

it is a concept that illustrates how nations construct collective identities through shared beliefs and symbols by helping unify the citizens.

millennium

the prophesied 1000 year reign of Jesus, there are many different beliefs the way that it can happen.

second coming

(perousia) the personal and visible return of Jesus christ to restore the earth to its full glory

final judgement

the creator (God) will set the world right in the end, restorative vs. retributive

ammillennialism

there is no millennium, it is a metophor

postmillennialism

the millennium takes place after the millennium the golden age of the gospel

historic premillennialism

primary difference is that it is postimulation rapture (believers cought up with christ)

dispensational premillennialism

the literal interpretation

universalism

hell is restorative or corrective, Gods love triumphs the fall, redemption, and restoration of all things.

annihilationism

people going to hell will not have an afterlife, they die without any torrment

eternal conscious torment

the people the die in sin without salvation will live in eternal hell

New heavens

the final creation that god makes, this will happen during the times

new earth

the new earth and heaven will combine with the garden of eden but in form of a city

new creation

referring to the personal and cosmic renewal, the transformative work of God and being able to bring harmony together

kintsugi

a recreation of perfection being able to mend and create new value to the old cracks that were in the earthing making it new and more valuable then before

Explain key features of the Enlightenment, and then explain how it influenced modern liberal theology, including its assumptions about reason and experience. 

• human reasoning, is more important then the scripture and tradition

• criticizing the government, they start to see alterations from the government and monarchs that affected social hierarchies

• focused on individualism, with how they are capable of shaping there own beliefs and perspectives

How it affected individualism

• influenced by human reasoning, to help everyone be able to interpret the theology and scripture

• morally focused on Jesus ethical choices then the gospel, and the miracles that he performed

• began to study the bible like historical text rather then scripture, rather then looking at in a divine way

Specify and explain four different Protestant views of sanctification , including its chief signs and view of a second experience. 

• Wesleyan, they believe in sanctification is progressive and quick the believers are able to grow over time and can second experiences which they call “entire sanctification”. once this happens they believe that heart is cleanse and filled with perfect love. some of the chief signs are victory over willful win, peoples love for God an there neighbors.

• Keswick, focuses on the crisis movement where you surrender, they claim that you do not need to be perfect but focus on your deliverance from sin. they agree with second experience they call it the higher life. some chief signs are abiding by christ in spirit lead living we have freedom from habitual sin.

• Augustinian, is a life long process where they do not believe in the second experience. some chief signs are ongoing repentance and spiritual growth increasing conformity to christ.

• Pentecostal/charismatic, they believe in a quick and progressive sanctification but tied to baptism after your conversion. they do believe in second experiences and call the spiritual baptism. some chief signs speaking in tongues and increased boldness and power for the ministry.

Explain the four key elements of evangelical theology (Bebbington Quadrilateral). 

• Biblicism, they know the importance of the bible, they trust that it is worthy and central to knowing and having a relationship with God. they interpret it in sense that they apply it too there own life.

• crucientism, is where they work on atoning work of christ. the sacrifice on the cross is what gives us salvation. the cross is not just a symbol but represents something symbolic but shows how crucial our redemption is.

• conversionism, they stress the process the of experience of being born again turning your sin aways and turning to God.

• activism, the gospel needs to be shared in a tangible way so the people can witness the gospel and be transformed

Explain the redemptive narrative according to three contemporary Christian postmodern approaches to theology

• liberation, it has no doctrines but the is focuses on the people that lived the of the poor and oppressed way, they believed that God had a preference for poor people, and that sin was shown through poverty, oppression and systematic injustice. the salvation is not just spiritual but social and political

• Black theology, focuses on black people and there struggles. they see that God is on the side of the oppressed ( black community). the sin the based in the racism, dehumanization and oppression that they are treated with/ going through, but they see salvation through being freed and no more racism, dehumanization and oppression and to be able to conquer the injustice, they depict Jesus as a suffering black christ.

• feministic theology is that they center themselves in experiences of women with patriarchy, exclusion and abuse. they critique the male centered languages. there sin is seen through paritiarchy/ exclusion and in equality because of the gender they see the salvation through equality, being included and fair social norms. they see Jesus as someone who stood with the marginalized women and was inclusive with love and justice.

List and explain at least five conceptual tools that aid the theological analysis of culture. 

• analysis, by looking at the undying beliefs, value and assumptions that shape cultures being able to understand the reality of looking at these views helps theologians understand deeper question and how they may conflict with christian teachings

• Common grace, with them believing Gods grace is with everyone and not just christians looking at this view it shows that they are able to appreciate truth, beauty and justice in culture

• cultural analysis, with with them understanding culture through social trends in the culture it can help the theologians apply what they have gained from the readings in the bible to and apply them to real life.

• christian cultural comparisons, christ in culture, Christ of culture, Christ above culture, Christ and culture/paradox, Christ transforming culture this a good way for theologians/christian to examine how they understand the faith and how they view christ in culture today .

• theology in carination which means majority theologians believe that god came in human form through Jesus this tool promotes relation, embodiment, witness and in cultural connection.

Explain the dominant redemptive narratives in American popular culture, then compare these to a Christian view of salvation. 

• plans of salvation

• moralistic therapeutic deism,

• Romanticism,

• consumerism,

• redemptive violence,

• nationalism,

Explain the four different views of the millennium. 

• what are the millennium, the prophesied rain of 1000 year of Jesus

• - amilliannialism, is where they don’t believe in it at all and that it is a metaphor

• - post millennium is where christ will after the millennium when the gospel very popular

• - historic millennium, is that is after the post stimulation rapture( where christians go up with christ)

• - dispensational premillenniumism is when people take for the literal interpretation

Compare and contrast three contemporary views of hell, then give one “pro” and one “con” for each.  

• eternal conscious torment

  • pro

    • that there is bibical support and tradition that they read from the bible that support that there will be eternal punishment found in Matthew and revelations.

  • con

    • with this idea it doesn’t show how loving we say god is because it is very cruel for sinner to live in eternal pain and contradicts the grace that we say God has

• annihilations

  • pro

    • it makes more sense morally that you will not be punished forever but the

  • con

    • unfortunately it down play the importance of sin and how scripture describes it

  • universalism

    • pro

      • is the idea that a;; people will be saved his shows gods love and mercy that he has for us

    • con

      • is that the human free will idea will be undermined and the idea lacks scriptures support that everyone will be saved in the end times

explain the distinctive redemptive narrative: The Roman Catholic tradition

• sin

  • original sin inherited from Adam corrupts human nature, incline people to sin

• savior

  • Jesus Christ, the son of god, whose atoning death and resurrection provide the means for salvation

• salvation

  • received through grace mediated b the church, aseptically through the sacraments ( baptism, Eucharist, confession. faith and works cooperate with grace in the process of salvation

explain the distinctive redemptive narrative: The Eastern Orthodox tradition 

• sin

  • a sickness or distortion of human natures, stemming from the fall

• savior

  • Jesus christ, who restores and heals humanity by assuming human nature and defeating death through his resurrections

• salvation

  • seen as theosis being united with god through participation in divine life, primarily via sacrament, prayer and ascetic living, salvation is a transformative process

explain the distinctive redemptive narrative: The Protestant Reformed tradition

• sin

  • tot depravity human are completely corrupt and is capable of choosing god without divine intervention

• savior

  • Jesus christ, who’s atonement is sufficient for all but efficient only for the elect

• salvation

  • by grace alone through faith alone in christ alone, god unconditionally elects some to salvation (predestination), and salvation is god alone acts to save

explain the distinctive redemptive narrative: The Protestant Arminian tradition

• sin

  • humans are fallen but preeminent grace enable them to respond to god

• savior

  • Jesus christ who died for all people, making salvation available to all

• salvation

  • conditional on personal faith ongoing obedience. salvation is a cooperation between divine Grace and human response, an can be rejected or lost

explain the distinctive redemptive narrative: The Classical Liberal tradition

• sin

  • often seen less as personal guilt and more ignorance or systemic brokenness

• savior

  • Jesus is primarily a moral teach and example rather then a divine atoning sacrifice

• salvation

  • involves more enlightenment, social progress and following the ethical teaching of Jesus especially love justice and peace

explain the distinctive redemptive narrative: The Liberationist Theology tradition

• sin

  • social political and economic oppression; sin is structural and systemic

• savior

  • Jesus is the liberator who identifies the oppressed and brings justice

• salvation

  • liberation from oppression in this world; involves active participation in social justice along side spiritual renewal. salvation includes both personal and communal dimensions

Biblicism

they know the importance of the bible, they trust that it is worthy and central to knowing and having a relationship with God. they interpret it in sense that they apply it too there own life. 

crucientism

is where they work on atoning work of christ. the sacrifice on the cross is what gives us salvation. the cross is not just a symbol but represents something symbolic but shows how crucial our redemption is. 

conversionism

they stress the process the of experience of being born again turning your sin aways and turning to God.  

activism

the gospel needs to be shared in a tangible way so the people can witness the gospel and be transformed 

the four key elements of evangelical theology

Biblicism, crucientism, conversionism, activism