| 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 |
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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.