Conclusion and Future Challenge V. Bibliography ii I. INTRODUCTION AND WORLDVIEW SUMMARY The subject of this paper is Liberation Theology. This worldview grew out of Catholic discontent with economic and social injustices during an age of activism in the 1960’s. The author selected this topic because of the often over looked biblical significance that Jesus placed on
Romans 11 teaches about the last days and what Christians can expect during these times. Earlier in Romans 8 Paul explains the foreknowledge of God, predestination and the election of the saints. The strong debate of Calvinism vs. Arminianism is found in this passage as well. Whether the believer was called or if they responded to the call of God, the ultimate goal of justification and glorification of the believer is the main point that Paul is trying to get across to the Roman Christians. Beginning in chapter 12 Paul discussed how Christians are to live.
(Stassen, Yeager, & Yoder, 1996, p. 10) Module 4 consists of a clear presentation of the teleological ethical perspective of Niebuhr, as well as his classical typology (and examples from church history) of distinct responses to the enduring problem of how Christians can or should live in a fallen world. This is followed by a thorough analysis and critique of Niehbuhr's model by John Howard Yoder. The Basics of Christ and Culture Briefly, Niebuhr's five types of Christian ethics as noted by Stassen et al. (1996) include the following: · New Law (Christ Against Culture) portrays Christians as a totally new kind of people living by totally new ethical standards at odds with all foundational aspects of worldly cultures. · Natural Law (Christ of Culture) portrays Christians as seeking to accommodate the ethics and values of the Gospel to bring out the very best in existing but imperfect cultures.
Dawn. Wells wishes to make readers aware of the effects of mixing modernity and culture with religion. He makes mention that the centrality of this book focuses primarily upon the church taking a turn towards modernity and the effect the world and secular culture has placed upon this concern. Because of Wells’ observation of the church’s decline in morality, he often refers to some Christians as consumers of a marketing strategy. What is meant by this?
Explain how Christians make moral decisions. (25 marks) Christians have different ways of making moral decisions. Some rely on pure Biblical teaching, others on the Churches leadership, and others on their own conscience and others on Thomas Aquinas’ Natural Law. People of the Catholic Church believe Jesus gave His authority to Peter, and it has been passed down ever since, currently lying with Pope Benedict. The Catholic Church has a magisterium - its teachings have a God-given authority that is equal to the authority of scripture.
Throughout the history of America, there have been periods in which our society has questioned its values. Often, this moral questioning has turned into mass hysteria. In 1692, Salem, Massachusetts, was rapidly changing; land ownership was in dispute, the role of religion was deteriorating, and individual freedom was gaining importance. The witchcraft trials can be seen as an attempt by Salem’s leaders to reaffirm the role of religion, and the fear of the Devil. Later, in the 1950s, during McCarthyism or the Red Scare, communist hunts occurred as a means to purify our society from the threat of Communism.
Stonewall: A Revolution Serving as the battleground for a cultural revolution, the young generation of America in the 60’s and 70’s found themselves challenging the ideas of the conservative government they lived under. What can best be described as a time of discovery and questioning, advances in the civil rights movement as well as the conflicts in Vietnam seemed to divide the nation. Within these events, America saw the rise of another revolution brewing, one that had started long before but continued to get pushed aside: that of equal rights for homosexuals. The Stonewall Riots are often cited as the beginning of the equality movement, however history tells a somewhat different story; a story in which the Stonewall riots are more of a plot twist as opposed to being an opening scene. However, these riots drastically changed the fundamental ideas and goals of the gay rights movement.
The ethical issues that are at the discretion of the statistician can thus be addressed from a Christian worldview. For instance, one of the ethical issues is the ownership of data and the disclosure of private information regarding the client and the data collected. This ethical issue can be approached using the golden rule of “do unto others as you would have done to you” or loving ones neighbor as yourself (Moreland and Craig, 2003). Another ethical issue that arises with the practice of statistics is the concept of chance and probability. This can be addressed with the Christian worldview that scientific truth is not something that is predetermined and instead adapts itself to interpretation and human requirements (Geertsema,
The sexual revolution in the 1960s undeniably imprinted an important cultural image for North America today. Traditional Christian familial values became increasingly alienated from the emerging liberal worldview that recognized procreation and recreational sex as two distinctive entities. As a result, the landscape of the public presentation of sex dramatically altered during this time; Canada began to witness increased violence and level of devaluation against women, as well as a new pattern of family formation and dissolution. Ministers influenced by the sexual revolution pushed for a reexamination of Canadian law on sexuality resulting in the Criminal Amendment Act. The sexual revolution that occurred during the 1960s can be examined through
As a result of the fast changes in events, writers’ works of literature were changing. Writers and intellectuals believed it as their obligation to speak out against the injustices of this new and fast changing world. They addressed the social problems that ranged from brutal working conditions and poverty, to the questions of women’s rights. Even the Church came under attack during this time. Scientific advancements and different ideas challenged religious beliefs and weakened the position of the Church.