Christian Perspectives Roger Crook captures the Christian perspective on euthanasia by posing the question in terms of how we care for the dying. What do we do for the person who is comatose with no hope of recovery How do we care for the terminally ill person whose remaining days are increasingly agonisingly painful? The Human being is not simply a biological entity but a person‚ in the image of God and Christ. Death marks the end of a personhood in this life. Biblical teachings prohibit
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What is Theology? 25 September of 2013 What is Theology? A.W. Tozer said‚ “The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still” and Henry Ward Beecher spoke the following words‚ “Theology is a science of mind applied to God”. Inside every person there is a voice of a theologian. Human minds like A.W. Tozer and Henry Ward Beecher have contributed to the ideas of theology just like millions of others. As long as an individual believes something about God‚ then that person
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Topic: What is Christian Ethics? I. Definition of Terms 1. Ethics - a set of moral principles‚ the study of morality 2. Moral Philosophy – Wisdom or knowledge of what is right and what is wrong 3. Christian – Followers of Christ 4. Secular – non-religious sort 5. Ambassadors - representatives II. Summary A. Book 1. Christian ethics means a systematic study of the way of life exemplified and taught by Jesus‚ applied to the manifold problems and decisions of human existence 2. It may
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What is theology? What does it explain if anything? According to the encyclopedia‚ it is related to the Greek Religion. In Christianity‚ the systematic study of the nature of God and God’s relationship with humanity and with the world. Although other religions may be said to have theologies‚ this is a matter of controversy within‚ for instance‚ Judaism ‚ which holds that God is unknowable. This article will therefore confine itself to Christian theology. The development of theology in Christendom
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Running head: PSYCHOLOGY‚ THEOLOGY‚ AND SPIRITUALITY 4 MAT Review: Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Liberty University Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Abstract In this book published in 1996 by Tyndale House Publishers‚ McMinn (1996) talks about integrating psychology‚ theology‚ and spirituality. The first two chapters talk about history and using religion in the counseling sessions‚ as well as
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Book: Systematic Theology Author: Louis Berkhof Year of Publication: 1958 (reprinted 1994) Pages Read: Part 2 – pages 181 – 299 and Part 4 – pages 415 - 549 The book Systematic Theology‚ by Louis Berkhof‚ is interesting because it gives the reader an in-depth understanding of theology and the various areas associated with it. He stated that the reason that so many Christians have only a weak faith‚ and that so many churches present only a rather superficial form of Christianity‚ is that
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4-MAT Review: Psychology‚ Theology and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Freda Taylor Liberty University 4-MAT Review: Psychology‚ Theology and Spirituality in Christian Counseling McMinn‚ M. (1996). Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality in Christian Counseling. Carol Stream‚ IL: Tyndale House Publishers‚ Inc. ISBN: 0-8423-5252-X). Summary The Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality in Christian Counseling is the thought provoking book of McMinn which was published in
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Dalit theology is a branch of Christian theology that emerged among the Dalit caste in India in the 1980s. It shares a number of themes with liberation theology‚ which arose two decades earlier‚ including a self-identity as a people undergoing Exodus.[1] Dalit theology sees hope in the "Nazareth Manifesto" of Luke 4‚[2] where Jesus speaks of preaching "good news to the poor ... freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind" and of releasing "the oppressed."[3] Development A
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Calvinistic Theology * There are two ways to know God: 1) Through sensus divinitas (natural sense of God). This is an a priori way. 2) Through observing the nature (natural theology). This is an a posteriori way. * The knowledge of God is not restricted to Christians. Anyone who looks for God‚ either through reflection or observing the nature will be able to arrive at the idea of God. * Our knowledge of God is not complete. This is because there is an ontological gulf between
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Theology Focus Paper Theology is the study of religion and is an attempt to understand God as he is revealed in the Bible. Charles Hodge is well known for his leadership with Calvinism in America‚ along with his theological writings. Hodge always argued for authority of the Bible as the Word of God and develops his theological concepts in his book‚ “The Introduction to Hodge’s Systematic Theology”. Hodge’s ideas are very to the point and he quickly dissects theology being a science by making
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