Analogies are not confined to language either, pictures could be used. However I am looking into the use of religious language; in the forms of symbol and analogy. Many philosophers have analysed the use of religious language such as A.J Ayer, Wittgenstein, Karl Popper, Tillich and Aquinas. Their main concern was whether or not certain uses of language are meaningful when referring to God. To critically compare the use of symbol with the use of analogy is to assess the meaningfulness of Tillich’s and Aquinas’s methods of expressing understanding of God.
Liberty Theological Seminary Book Critique on Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ Submitted to Dr. Christopher Moody in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of this course THEO530- B02LUO Systematic Theology II June 26, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………....3 Summary………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Critique ………………………………………………………………………………………..…4 Conclusion ………... ………………………………………………………………………….…7 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………..9 Introduction In their book, Believer’s Baptism, the authors Schreiner and Wright attempt to incorporate their views on why baptism is essential in the Christian church. Along with its importance they also go further by promoting the believer’s baptism over infant baptism. They begin by attacking the Christian claim found among many that baptism is a trivial issue. They quickly negate this statement with an alternate point of view, that Christians who suffered persecution and martyrdom did not believe it to be so. Summary Placing aside the foreword and introduction, there are ten chapters or sections to this book.
It gives great emphasis to the chronological order of the words of God and takes the written words as a whole, using each and every word literally to support your walk with God. Wesleyan theology, on the other hand, focuses on a more abstract interpretation of the bible. Wesleyans see the bible as an enhancement to the Christian faith. They are more into having great confidence in their faith and using the bible as a reference in order to follow God in a more abstract way. They focus on their relationship with God as a whole and don’t see the bible as a step-by-step manual as Fundamentalists do.
Critically assess with reference to William James the arguments from religious experience. William James, in his book ‘The Varieties of Religious Experience: a study in human nature’ concludes that religious experiences are at the heart of religions whereas religious teachings, practices and attitudes are ‘second hand’ religion, and develop later as individuals reflect on their common experience. The experiences are true religion. William James aims to show that religious experiences are telling of some kind of divine order which transcends normal reality. James analysed a range of religious experiences, though in particular mystical experiences.
The importance of the Our Father has been deconstructed and analysed as an indicator of how Christians should approach prayer in general. From this single prayer the elements of praise, petition and repentance can be found
Daniel Greenblatt PHIL 1600 Evaluation of The Argument From Religious Experience By first analyzing C.B Broad’s “Argument from Religious Experience, then anaylzing how he explains the arguement, this essay will conclude that religious experiences are indeed not veridical. First and foremost it is important to note that Broad does not say that claims pertaining to the natural world from religious experience should be taken as veridical. While he does not explicitly say so, he does not consider the argument from religious experience as a confirmation of God’s existence. Broad concentrates on the credibility of the experience and any claims related to it. He states that it is logical to agree that when there is a core agreement in the religious experiences of people in different places, times, and ways of life, and when they have the same rational explanations of the experiences, it makes sense to conclude that they are all in contact with some objective aspect of reality, unless there is evidence to believe otherwise.
Summer Bible Study – 4 lessons Read the Book of Colossians, Chapter 1. In this study we will see the supremacy of Jesus Christ, the greatness of His reconciliation between mankind and God Almighty, and the great example of the Apostle Paul in his sacrificial service for the Lord. Blog Quiz 1. According to the first three verses of Colossians Chapter 1, answer the following questions: * Who wrote the book? * Who was with the author?
Christian Worldview and Statistics Integration Karyn Reed Professor Lewis January 11, 2015 The practice of statistics has several ethical issues associated with it that must be dealt with by statisticians. While it is commonly argued that religion does not play a role in the practice of statistics, a Christian worldview and Christian values can be applied in the ethical situations that arise. In fact, this has been the focus of several discussions and scholarly articles. The purpose of this paper is to look at the ethical guidelines that I find personally applicable, how the scholarly articles that discuss this issue have affected my personal decision making regarding statistics and ethics, how the ethical issues raised
Matthew McKee Knight of Faith and Tragic Hero When we refer to these two classifications in respect to religious purposes, it’s not very difficult to understand where religious figures stand in regard to these labels. These being literary terms relating to the story of Abraham and Isaac, it would be wise to explain what each of them means for the reader’s sake. In order to understand the text of Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling, it’s crucial to know these key terms. Let’s begin with the definition of a Knight of Faith, (KoF). A KoF can be the good guy or the bad guy, depending on how you view religion and the story of Abraham and Isaac for this purpose.
James Kellenberger discusses three contrasting popular philosophies for proving God’s existence in the second chapter of his collegiate publication, Introduction to Philosophy of Religion. Presenting and objectively criticizing/critiquing the Ontological, Cosmological, and Teleological Arguments in a chronological fashion with relation to their respective eras of conception, I found the ideology and philosophical rationalizations throughout Proslogion and the Ontological Perspective to be that with which I most closely identify as far as the existence of a Supreme Being is concerned. The Ontological Argument is the credited work of Benedictine monk, Saint Anselm of eleventh century Canterbury, England in his most historically and philosophically significant work, Proslogion. Utilizing the notion of an a priori proof to formulate the basis and justification for his convictions, Anselm seeks to prove “That God truly exists (Kellenberger 35)” without reliance upon any of the five human senses. This train of thought cleverly warrants the evocation of faith, or belief without physical proof or empirical knowledge.