July 24, 2004 / David Ould / Blog / 2 Comments Richard’s Simple Theo-Survey Who were/are the top 3 Christian thinkers (apart from Jesus or the apostles)? so many… Calvin, Athanasius, Augustine to name a few Do you think that the objects of theology are fundamentally rational? yes What is the proper relationship between theology and philosophy? philosophy is man’s attempt to make sense of the world. Theology, grounded in God’s self-revelation in scripture, is God telling the philosophers to shut up and listen to the truth. What is the proper relationship between theology and science? Science is just another theology What is the proper relationship between philosophy and science? ditto God: One Substance and Three Persons or Three Hypostatic beings? homoousion, brother!!!! Who sends the Holy Spirit? Does it matter? the Father and the Son, and yes – it’s vital Does the host’s meaning come from Transubstantiation, Consubstantiation, Symbolism, or something else? something else. Natural theology: Nay or Yay? Yay, in respect to Psalm 19, nay in respect to Rom 1 Do you hold to any certain eschatological stance? amillenial. I want to be Left Behind. Human Will: Are you a libertarian, molinist, hard determinist, compatiblist, or something else? Lutheran – the Bondage of the Will and all that Apologetics: Do you prefer classical, evidential, presuppositional, existential or something else? presupp Mysticism: Does it (need to) play a role in a person’s spiritual life? nope, it’s a dead end Governance: Episcopal, Presbyterian, Congregational, Libertarian or other? Episcopal by practice leaning to Presbyterian by conviction Should there be a sharp distinction between clergy and laity? yes and no Do you agree with common law marriage? no Should Christians fight during a war? on occassion Same Sex Marriage or Civil unions: right, wrong or “who cares”? wrong What role do the Christian scriptures have in contemporary ethics? every role – they guide and inform What is a proper Christian attitude towards a person who commits suicide? same as with everyone else, compassion Who are the top 3 Christian artists of our time? hard to say. I listed to Smitty, Michael Card and Mercy Me What is the most pressing issue that confronts Christianity at this time? the authority of scripture Should there be such a thing as Christian Pop Culture? *is* there such a thing? Can a Christian vote Liberal/Left Wing/Democrat or Conservative/Right Wing/Republican? yes Should Christian’s work to ‘Christianise’ the morality of their nation via censorship laws? to some extent, yes Can a Christian support the death penalty? yes Where do you see the Western (North America/Europe) Christian church in fifty years? I think we’re going to come through the present mess a lot more convinced of the truth but having lost a lot of dead weight along the way Where do you see the southern (South America/Africa/Asia) Christian church in fifty years? they’ll have dragged us along Augustine, Aquinas, Pseudo Dionysus, Calvin, Luther, or Barth: Who would win in a bar fight Luther. Those monks do Shaolin in their spare time CREATE YOUR OWN! – or – GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS! Share with others:FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInMoreTumblrReddit
Science is just another theology Interesting way of looking at it, in the Psalm 19 sense. Trouble is, this could track us into pantheism/panentheism. Loading... Reply
brother, I think the safeguard against the pitfalls that you point to is the message that scripture tells us that Creation brings. So, in Psalm 19 (for example) we see not a general message but a powerful image of the Son, the bridegroom, going to meet His bride. Loading... Reply
Science is just another theology
Interesting way of looking at it, in the Psalm 19 sense.
Trouble is, this could track us into pantheism/panentheism.
brother, I think the safeguard against the pitfalls that you point to is the message that scripture tells us that Creation brings.
So, in Psalm 19 (for example) we see not a general message but a powerful image of the Son, the bridegroom, going to meet His bride.