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The Liberals - an overview of how modern theologians are thinking and writing Transregional Christianity does not affect one aspect of the world, but has seeped into all countries and over every continent, and is reducing biblical claims to truth to the status of textural forces, or worse, to bids for power by sub-traditions within the movement. Christianity, as a result of missionary activity over the centuries, has become a worldwide religion, however, a minority may be said to occupy the true communion of saints due to theological post modernistic theology and a change of the Gospel message. Christian theologians see limits to natural revelation and nature in general (only demonstrating the orthodoxy of God’s transcendent power and divine majesty) but proponents of these modernized ideas take this to mean that natural theology and science are means to experience and know God as self revelatory. www.apuritansmind.com /HistoricalTheology/McMahonLiberals.htm   (4925 words)

lifeissues.net | A Theologians' Brief On the place of the human embryo within the Christian tradition Furthermore, St Thomas Aquinas, one of the most authoritative theologians of the Middle Ages, explicitly held that the human embryo did not possess a spiritual soul and was not a human being (homo) until forty days in the case of males or ninety in the case of females. Christians held, and continue to hold, that the spiritual soul is present from the moment there is a living human body45 until the time that body dies. Christians recognize the embryo to be sacred precisely because it is inseparable from the mystery of the creation of the human person by God. www.lifeissues.net /writers/mis/mis_02christiantradition1.html   (4001 words)

What is your view of liberal Christian theology? Liberal Christian theologians sought to reconcile Christianity with secular science and “modern thinking.” In doing so, they treat science as “all-knowing” and the Bible as fable-laden and false. Mankind is not seen as totally depraved, and thus liberal theologians had an optimistic view of the future of mankind. Because of this belief, man (the liberal theologians) must determine which teachings are correct and which are not. www.gotquestions.org /liberal-Christian-theology.html   (585 words)

Christian Zionism, definition - Zionism and Israel -Encyclopedia / Dictionary/Lexicon of Zionism/Israel/ Christian support for restoration of the Jews became popular when Protestant theology began to base its beliefs and sermons on printed copies of the Bible in vulgate. Previously, Christian theologians had "reinterpreted" every promise of restoration of Israel as a promise to keep faith with the Christian church. That this Nation of England, with the inhabitants of the Netherlands, shall be the first and the readiest to transport Israel's sons and daughters on their ships to the land promised to their forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob for an everlasting inheritance. www.zionism-israel.com /dic/Christian_Zionism.htm   (1243 words)

1920TH_L Liberal theologians claimed freedom in two areas: (1) from traditional dogmas and creedal formulations and (2) in the handling of historical texts and sources. Key aspects of his thought are (1) the importance of revelation, (2) a depreciation of natural theology, (3) a sharp distinction between revelation and religion, and (4) a strong notion of divine transcendence. German New Testament scholar and theologian who is best known for his existentialist interpretation of the Christian faith in which he sought to determine what was `kerygma' and what was `myth' through `demythologizing' Scripture. www.bethel.edu /~rakrob/files/1920TH_L.htm   (10274 words)

FT October 2000: Trinity and Truth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) To the extent that modern theologians must ascribe new meaning to particular Christian beliefs so that they will come out true within the “modern worldview,” they “systematically in­ crease the likelihood that these interpretations will be implausible,” not only for distinctive Christian beliefs, but for all beliefs. For example, Christian figural reading of the Old Testament was often attacked as an abuse of the plain sense meaning of the text, and for reasons not dissimilar to Marshall’s attack upon the meaning—mongering of modern theology. Too many theologians put trinitarian theology to nontheological uses: they try to “discover meaning” from trinitarian language, or to “raise up” Christian beliefs to the conceptual level, or to show how friendship or equality or mutuality or reciprocity or other leading ideas are “mediated” by trinitarian language. www.firstthings.com /ftissues/ft0010/reviews/reno.html   (2181 words)

More on Theologians Others have argued that, say, in Islam, theological discussion which parallels Christian theological discussion has, in the modern period, been a minor activity, and that the Islamic analogue of Christian theological discussion would more properly be the investigation and elaboration of Islamic law. In Eastern Christianity, there is more emphasis on prayer than on intellectual thought and study as a means to learn about God, and so as the proper form of "theology". More generally, however, many theologians consider that, because the topics considered in theology touch on the theologians' deepest commitments and beliefs, it is impossible to study theology with complete detachment: the study of theology is "self-involving" in a way that makes some kinds of objectivity difficult. www.artilifes.com /theologians.htm   (1529 words)

Evolution and the Christian God We must frankly return to the Christian view of direct Divine agency, the immanence of Divine power from end to end, the belief in a God in Whom not only we, but all things have their being, or we must banish him altogether. You said "These days, many Christian theologians claim that an evolutionary universe fits unforcedly into the Christian conception of God." I wonder if you can give me further information about this, coz this is a question that hang around in my mind for a long time and don't know who to ask. In the same way, many 20th-Century theologians find the death and renewal that are positively required by an evolutionary universe to be a reflection of the God who died on the Cross for the redemption of the world, and rose again to renew and redeem creation. www.bluffton.edu /~bergerd/essays/evolution.html   (1649 words)

Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians — www.greenwood.com University of Dayton: The Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians will prove to be a vital resource for anyone engaged in the study of theology....Clear, concise articles and well-focused bibliographies give both the beginning student and the specialist the essential tools to pursue further study. Entries are restricted to theologians who died before 1994, when this project was begun. Included are profiles for the most important and representative theologians from the Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions, with special attention to theologians of the English-speaking world. www.greenwood.com /catalog/GR9649.aspx   (703 words)

The Church Fathers - ReligionFacts Around the turn of the first century, Christian writers began to turn their attention outward in defense of Christianity against false claims made by Roman persecutors and demonstrating Christianity's reasonableness to minds trained on Greek philosophy. These converts brought with them many ways of understanding Christianity, and often their perspectives on Christianity were quite different from that of most church leaders. Antiochene theologians tended to emphasize the moral example and humanity of Christ and to interpret Scripture in light of its historical context. www.religionfacts.com /christianity/history/church_fathers.htm   (2130 words)

Christian Reincarnation Christ's countrymen seem to have thought of the doctrine of reincarnation as an intriguing, if unproven theory; the Israelites were aware, of course, that their sacred scriptures didn't specifically endorse this theory, but, since they didn't condemn it either, the general population apparently felt it best to keep an open mind about the whole idea. Indeed, the Gnostic Christians believed reincarnation to be the true interpretation of "resurrection" for those who have not attained a spiritual resurrection through this secret knowledge. Christians may be interested to know that many scholars analyzing the Bible now believe that Jesus never claimed to be the only Son of God. members.tripod.com /cryskernan/christian_reincarnation.htm   (12353 words)

Theology - headings The society exists to promote and sustain fellowship and truth-seeking (fides quaerens intellectum) in theological reflection upon the Christian faith, within the mainstream of the Christian Church and tradition in light of the theological legacy of Thomas F. Torrance. We are a Christian fellowship serving the Christian faith and the renewal of the Church of Jesus Christ." Christian Theology in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: An Annotated Bibliography www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu /Internet/theology.htm   (2545 words)

Influential Christian Theologians, century by century priest, theologian and Cardinal, a most influential theologian very active in the ecumenical movement he was once removed from teaching or publishing for a time by the Hans Küng (1928–), a Catholic Swiss theologian, and a prolific author. John Stott (1921-) Anglican oriest, he has written over 40 books, including Basic Christianity and The Cross Of Christ, and has founded The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity in 1982 of which he is now the honorary president. biblia.com /theology/theologians.htm   (1179 words)

Product detail for A Biographical Dictionary of Christian Theologians Where else can you find in one volume the sweep of Christian theology from the earliest centuries forward, encapsulated in the life and work of 450 of the church's formative theologians? “Theologians of all ages and persuasions are listed—from the church fathers to R. Bultmann and Karl Rahner, but, as the introduction explains, ‘exegetes, canon lawyers, and philosophers of religion’ have been excluded. ‘Its goal is to provide readers with a concise introduction to the lives and thought of more than 450 Christian theologians,’ through articles which ‘are meant to be descriptive rather than polemical.’ The entries combine biographical information with summaries of theological thought. www.hendrickson.com /html/product/37984.acad.html?category=academic   (489 words)

Asian Christian Theologians in Dialogue with Buddhism Theology Today - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) All three theologians chosen for this study write in English and their major works are readily available. From all this emerged a generation of Asian theologians whose influence would be felt both in Asia and in Europe and North America. As an assessment of the work of three Asian theologians, Fleming's study is an interesting exercise and will take its place on the shelves attending to their literature. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3664/is_200310/ai_n9328402   (759 words)

1 Million Links, People, Theologians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) The Medieval Theologians : An Introduction to Theology in the... Matthew Wren: Ely Episcopal Theologians in the Seventeenth... Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople and Puplios... wonderfulword.com /1millionlinks/People_Theologians.html   (2426 words)

Christian Leaders Urge Caution on 'Passion' DVD Release -- Beliefnet.com (RNS) A group of nearly 100 Christian theologians urged caution and expressed concern about "misrepresentations" of Jews in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" as the blockbuster film was released on DVD. A statement signed by 97 theologians, pastors and other church officials said the "visually powerful portrayal" of the death of Jesus in Gibson's film includes "numerous explicitly anti-Jewish elements that we consider an affront to the gospel." The statement was coordinated by John Merkle, a professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University in Minnesota, and Peter Pettit, director of the Institute for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. www.beliefnet.com /story/152/story_15284_1.html   (397 words)

Amazon.ca: Great Christian Thinkers: Books: Kung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) A brilliant assessment of the teachings and writings of the men Kung deems to be the greatest Christian thinkers of the past two millennia. In the end, he admits that all theologians (including himself) must be judged by their adherence to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and for this positive Christian witness, I salute him! As is the case with any overview, it tends to lack depth due to the immense scope of the project, so it seems one cannot really fault him on that account. www.amazon.ca /Great-Christian-Thinkers-Kung/dp/0826408486   (787 words)

ChristianHistory.net | Learn the History of Christianity & the Church In a recent interview about his book The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God, Weigel described visiting Paris and seeing the 40-story-high white marble cube, La Grande Arche de la Defense, completed in 1989 for the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. However one might answer Weigel's provocative question, Europeans' growing ignorance of their historic Christian roots is having practical consequences. Come backstage and meet the historical Christians whose experiences and insights stand behind the limelight of today's news stories. www.christianitytoday.com /history   (1041 words)

Christianity, Christian Theology Influential Christian Theologians, Century by Century, and the Heresies of each Century God the Father in Christianity, in Judaism, in Islam, in polytheistic religions God the Holy Spirit, work of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, the One who is always with you to purify and sanctify you. biblia.com /theology/christian.htm   (485 words)

Francis Anekwe Oborji - The Theological Language in Africa A Missiological Reflection The path of the language of the emergent Christian theology in Africa is relatively easy – African theologians seek spontaneously a more universal Christian theology that will connect them and their people with the whole of humanity and the history of salvation. A careful study of the writings of the African theologians, reveal that, of all the theological themes, Christology (in particular) the ancestor model), has received the greatest attention of the authors It is the focal point from which various theological themes are being addressed by the theologians. African theologians began to realize that the battle over image is better fought with words and so they began to assert their right to write about the African culture, philosophy and traditional religion. www.sedos.org /english/oborji_5.htm   (12788 words)

Observations of Christian Theologians Later, when thc Christians started to derive their arguments against the Jews from this translation, the Jews commenced their criticism against it and said that it was not in accordance with the Hebrew version and that many verses from this translation had been removed at the beginning of the second century. Deliberate manipulation also occurred at the hands of believing Christians simply out of opposition to other Christians who, in their opinion, were not correct. We Christians preserved them, so that the blame for distortion must be laid at the door of the Jews, though we do not believe those false descriptions. www.islam4all.com /observations_of_christans.htm   (4744 words)

List of Christian theologians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of notable Christian theologians. If a particular theologian crosses over two centuries, they may be listed in the latter century or in the century with which they are best identified. This page was last modified 11:57, 6 October 2006. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Christian_theologians   (91 words)

Amazon.com: Visions of the Other: Jewish and Christian Theologians Assess the Dialogue (Stimulus Books): Books: Eugene ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) Four leading contemporary theologians survey, critique, and move forward the theological dialogue between Christians and Jews in light of their shared history. From the time that Judaism and Christianity grew together, matured into separate religions, and separated, until today, the two have had one central message in common: the triumph of life. Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology in the Twentieth Century (The Great Theologians) by David Ford on page 622, and page 624 www.amazon.com /Visions-Other-Christian-Theologians-Dialogue/dp/0809134772   (757 words)

[No title] Although various works and series of separate texts have occasionally sought to present essays about current theologians, this New Handbook is a more expansive volume focusing on the shapers of Christian theology at the turn of the millennium. In recent years, the flow of Christian theology has been channeled in diverse streams represented by such trends and movements as fl theology, liberation theology, feminist theology, and womanist theology. To survey this abundance and diversity of current Christian theology, this book examines the theologies of representative theologians. www.stetson.edu /artsci/religion/media/descriptiontheologians.doc   (539 words)

The First Christian Theologians: an Inroduction to Theology in the Early Church:0631231889:Evans, G. R. :eCampus.com The First Christian Theologians: an Inroduction to Theology in the Early Church:0631231889:Evans, G. :eCampus.com The First Christian Theologians: an Inroduction to Theology in the Early Church The Medieval Theologians: An Introduction to Theology in the Medieval Period www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0631231889   (114 words)

Andover-Harvard Library - Biography - Christian Theologians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) A Handbook of Christian Theologians [Ref. BT28.H33 1984] Twentieth Century Dictionary of Christian Biography [Ref. BR1700.2.T9 1995] Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church [Ref. BR95.O8 1997] www.hds.harvard.edu /library/research/guides/biography/biography06.html   (141 words)

Fides Quaerens Internetum - Theologians Particular Theologians' Works and Discussions of Interest to Christian Theology Note: You misread this page if you think it includes only those theologians that I happen to like or deem important. I only include the pages I know of out there on the web. people.bu.edu /bpstone/theology/theolog.html   (110 words)

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