Theology 1 Final
True or False: Most understandings of the task of theology imply that faith and inquiry are
inseparable. - ANS True
True or False: Theology arises from the freedom and responsibility of the Christian community
to inquire about its faith in God. - ANS True
True or False: Theology is a statement of the fullness of the truth of God made known in Jesus
Christ. - ANS False
True or False: Theology is not mere repetition of traditional doctrines but a persistent search for
the truth to which they point and which they only partially and brokenly express. - ANS True
True or False: As continuing inquiry, the spirit of theology is interrogative (i.e. questioning,
inquiring) rather than doctrinaire (i.e. certain, fixed, absolute). - ANS True
True or False: Theology questions but does not allow itself to be questioned (because nothing
can question the Word of God. - ANS False
True or False: If Christian faith is basically trust in and obedience to the freely gracious God
made known in Jesus Christ, theology is faith asking question and struggling to find at least
provisional answers to these questions. - ANS True
True or False: Christian faith is a sedative for world-weary souls. - ANS False
True or False: Faith has nothing in common with indifference to the search for truth, or fear of it,
or the arrogant claim to possess it fully. - ANS True
True or False: Those who say theology is a questionable discipline are partly right, but ultimately
wrong. - ANS True
Correlation Method:
John Calvin, Paul Tillich, Pannenberg, Liberation Theology, Karl Barth
Theology "from below", Christ and Culture, Theology of Word of God, Science of Religion,
Practical Theology - ANS Paul Tillich, Christ and Culture
Praxis Approach:
John Calvin, Paul Tillich, Pannenberg, Liberation Theology, Karl Barth
, Theology "from below", Christ and Culture, Theology of Word of God, Science of Religion,
Practical Theology - ANS Liberation Theology, Theology "from below"
Christocentric Theology:
John Calvin, Paul Tillich, Pannenberg, Liberation Theology, Karl Barth
Theology "from below", Christ and Culture, Theology of Word of God, Science of Religion,
Practical Theology - ANS Karl Barth, Theology of Word of God
Four basic questions theology asks itself:
True or False: Are the doctrines, creeds, and confessions of the church true to the revelation of
God in Jesus Christ as attested in Scripture? - ANS False
Four basic questions theology asks itself:
True or False: Do the proclamation and practice of the community of faith give adequate
expression to the whole truth of the revelation of God in nature, Scripture, tradition, and
experience? - ANS False
Four basic questions theology asks itself:
True or False: Do the proclamation and practice of the community of faith represent the God of
Jesus Christ as a living reality in the present context? - ANS True
Four basic questions theology asks itself:
True or False: Does the proclamation of the community of faith lead to transforming praxis in
personal and social life? - ANS True
This question concerns the task of theology. Which ONE of the following options best captures
Migliore's own understanding of the task of theology?
a) The task of theology is to provide a clear and comprehensive description of the Christian
faith.
b) The task of Christian theology is to translate the Christian faith into terms that are intelligible
to the wider culture.
c) The task of Christian theology is to prove from the Bible, and then set out or organize, the
doctrines of the Christian church into a systematic whole.
d) the task of Christian theology is to think about important issues from the perspective of
Christian faith.