Sentences with phrase «broader theological tradition»

Because of my own centering in soteriological questions, and my having allowed the broader theological tradition to define soteriology for me in purely anthropological terms, I had ignored aspects of what my own teachers had said.

Not exact matches

Guiding Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.

For example, one might suggest that if the creative inputs follow that broad theological / ontological structure of the Christian faith, integrate the key role models of their faith in the new structure and their inputs can be shown to be informed directly or indirectly by their own «conservative» tradition and the text, the Bible, they could be understood to be in line with Christianity.

In sum, internal diversity of thinking, more positive relations with the broad Christian tradition, and revisions of polity have set a demanding yet potentially fruitful theological agenda that addresses the whole spectrum of the Disciples of Christ tradition.

While Ogden insists that theological assertions must be judged according to their cohesion with their particular tradition's normative witness, he insists with equal vigor that each theology must also be assessed according to broader norms of truth not tied to particular religious traditions.