The effort to develop a Christian natural
theology based on Whitehead's thought presupposes the philosophical excellence of that thought.
Especially in the RCA, where for more than two centuries
a theology based on experience has been a lively tradition, it has been able to reinforce that tradition and enlarge its sphere of influence.
In this book, I am proposing a Christian natural
theology based on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead.
[20] J.Wilhelm & T.B.Scannell, A Manual of Catholic
Theology based on Scheeben's «Dogmatik».
But in no case did the canny Froben, warned by Erasmus, print his name as printer, nor did Wolfgang Capito his assistant put his name to the fervent Introduction he had written: «Here you have the theological works of the Reverend Martin Luther, whom many consider a Daniel sent at length in mercy by Christ to correct abuses and restore
a theology based on the Gospel and Paul...»
I would prefer to worship Gandalf the Gray or Aslan than embrace
a theology based on «We have decided not to live by the full council of scripture, just pieces of it, & our human reasoning has dictated what is applicable to us».
After his account, I will explore the relevance of this account to the possible development of an ordinal, process
theology based on Buchler's categories.
And by religion we mean Christian, specifically Catholic,
theology based on the truths revealed by God in Christ and defined by the Church.
And it is
a theology based on a sense of sin: «I am a sinner, I love my mother and I desire to kill my Father.»
This chapter is a natural
theology based on insights concerning «rational beauty, finely - tuned fruitfulness, a value - laden world, and human hopeful defiance in the face of mortality.»
I still remember vividly how a friend of mine during a conference mentioned his recent discovery of two books which seemed to be quite inspiring to him: Schubert M. Ogden's The Reality of God (RG) and John B. Cobb's A Christian Natural
Theology Based on the Thought of Alfred North Whitehead (CNT).
«Planting a seed» is another branch of prosperity
theology based on Bible verses about sowing and reaping.
Also helpful as an overview and creative in its own right is Hamilton, Peter N., The Living God and the Modern World: Christian
Theology Based on the Thought of AN.
Two such schools of thought have been North American process
theology based on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and liberation theology which originated in the struggles of Third World peoples for economic, political, and social independence but now has broadened to include the aspiration of minority groups (e.g., women and blacks) even within affluent First World countries.
The corrective I would like to urge upon Schubert Ogden, then, is not that he abandon his method of process
theology based upon analogical thinking, but that he consider some means by which he might avoid the inevitable drift of such thinking toward a closed rationalism, in which only man and his formulations speak forth.
It is indeed a difficult task to «switch gears» from
a theology based on static, spatial models alone, such as the essence of God, the natures of Christ, and the substance of bread and wine, to a theology that is concerned with spatio - temporal models, such as change in God, Christ becoming divine, and the on - going process of revelation.
And third, we intend to evaluate the pragmatic value, in terms of the task of ministry, of Kaplan's idea of God and that of process
theology based on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead.
Two such schools of thought have been North American process
theology based on the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and liberation theology which originated in the struggles of Third World peoples for economic, political,...
His natural
theology based in the person at play necessarily had to remain «agnostic.»
Hamilton, Peter N., The Living God and the Modern World: Christian
Theology Based on the Thought of A. N. Whitehead.
By the way nobody should reject a progressive Christian
theology based on God's perfection just because he or she feels underwhelmed by what I've written.
A theology based upon Whiteheadian thought differs radically from Thomistic theology in the way in which it describes the concepts of creation, grace, glory and the kingdom.
I have always understood the need for
theology based on the admonition of Paul's Epistles, but I have come to prefer the translation «salutary teaching» to «sound doctrine.»
For instance, Beardslee maintains that the story with its ordered world (and
theology based on the story) expresses faith in order and life.25.
Thus Sir Sayyid created a trend in Muslim thought toward the rejection of Hadith and toward
a theology based exclusively on the Qur» an, a trend which ultimately resulted in the formation of the school of thought which rejects all other sources of authority than the Qur» an.
I feel like the author spends more time doing
theology based upon his feelings than he does based upon the Biblical text.
I have already indicated that I believe the data on which Thomist
theology bases its affirmation of God are derived historically from Christian revelation.
If we can respectfully acknowledge that a majority of todays» generation of believers are taught into the faith by their parents, we reluctantly must conclude that
the theology base of * a lot * of these believers is not upon careful reflection and personal choice upon the fervent divulgence of the Scriptures, but rather a hodge - podge compilation of «feel good» thoughts that have no biblical or moral grounding other than vague references.
Just as Cartesian thought had exorcised nature of any intrinsic mentality, existentialism, the humanistic tradition of sociology, and
the theologies based on them, expel from nature its intrinsic creativity.
Michael Amaladoss is referring to Dalit and Adivasi worldviews when he talks of
theology basing itself in popular religions: «In the ongoing dialogue between gospel and culture we must devote special attention to popular religion.
If a theology of silver fishes emerges, one that respects the integrity of the Korean people and their beautiful peninsula, division
theologies based on the division psychosis will be transformed into theologies that respect living communities of people and land.
Not exact matches
The CCCU's terms about
theology, as I understand them, were designed to set a boundary against theologically liberal colleges and seminaries and against church - and denomination -
based schools.
They are mainly
based on what I read in Christopher C. Roberts» excellent Creation & Covenant: The Significance of Sexual Difference in the Moral
Theology of Marriage.
If you are not a theologian, then what are you doing arguing
theology (all this gays are going to hell stuff is
based on your
theology, right)?
Types of Moral Argumentation Regarding Homosexuality by Pim Pronk Eerdmans, 350 pages, $ 24.99 paper An interesting book not so much for the position it advances (approval of homosexual relations) as for the claim that any position on homosexuality (or anything else) must be reached on the
basis of moral reflection independent of nature, science, or
theology.
West Western
theology is primarily an intellectual discipline by professors Western
theology is over-systematized Western
theology is
based on a legal model Western theologians debate like lawyers
Scholasticism
Theology moved from the monastery to the university Western theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of
Theology moved from the monastery to the university Western
theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of
theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western
theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of
theology is over-systematized Western
Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of
Theology is systematized,
based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western
theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of
theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of the East
«As a student of
theology, Martin will bring immense knowledge of the brief to his new role, and an enthusiasm to cover the broadest range of faith -
based stories.»
Unfortunately, her view can not be defended
based on a Catholic tradition and
theology.
The problem here is that you are
basing your opinion on incorrect
theology.
The
base communities antedate the articulation of the movement's
theology precisely because, since its inception, the liberation movement has been popularly
based.
Another fascinating chapter is Frederick Pike's on Latin America since 1800, wherein the suggestion is offered that liberation
theology's «ahistorical» character comes from its Neoplatonist strain» ironically, one of the most radically transcendental philosophies available as a
basis for religious life and
theology.
It reminded it yet again, as does your wonderful cartoon, that much of what we think as Christian
theology is really just a gospel
based on performance, good works, being a good person, etc...
The Biblical accounts of God - to - human relationship and affairs going from the very obvious to the very mysterious, starting with creation and going through a multitude of stages, the fall, the expulsion and curse, trials and covenants, rebellion and Law, culminating with God's «Ultimate Provision» for Salvation, the «Good News» of the Lord Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, the «New Covenant,» the «Millennial Kingdom» to come, the end of time, and the afterlife, are the
basis for the Christian
Theology on «Time Dispensations.»
The major themes in Niebuhr's thinking found powerful resonance in the speech, in which an American president in a new century reasserted, as the doctrinal
basis of his foreign policy, the cherished political
theology of America's two major parties for most of the past century....
While the other
theologies may often fail to communicate, here it is the fundamental
basis of communication which is lacking.
Indeed, it is Public Health
theology practiced on an ad hoc
basis.
Schubert Ogden, for example, says that the principle from which process philosophy and
theology begin «requires that we take as the experiential
basis of all our most fundamental concepts the primal phenomenon of our own existence as experiencing subjects or selves» (HG 57).
But the question is one that must be faced by any process philosophy or
theology which sets out to use an analysis of human experience as a
basis for characterizing God.
ABOUT YOUR MY
THEOLOGY GRAPHIC MY
THEOLOGY is
based on the Bible and my understanding of God.