Theology (correct answers)
Theology correct answers The systematic study of God and God's relationship with the
world
Christocentric correct answers Christ-centered theology that focuses on Jesus Christ as
the preeminent revelation of God
Apologetics correct answers the defense or justification of belief in God and Christianity
from Greek
Apolphatic correct answers language that refers to God negatively or by denial (how
God differs from humans)
Via Negativa correct answers negative way of speaking about God that emphasizes
God is dissimilar to human beings
Omnipotent correct answers All powerful
Omnipresent correct answers Present everywhere at the same time
Omniscient correct answers All-knowing
Ecumenism correct answers desire and promotion of unity and cooperation among
Christians
Theism correct answers belief in one God/creator of the universe sustaining a personal
relation with his creatures
Elohim correct answers name for God frequently used in Hebrew Bible
Yahweh correct answers Hebrew name of God used in the Bible, regarded by Jews, too
sacred to be spoken
Adonai correct answers A Hebrew name for God
Tetragrammaton correct answers The Hebrew name of God in 4 letters
Nicene Creed correct answers First ecumenical summary of Christian beliefs, initially
drafted at the Council of Nicaea
Transcendence correct answers God's surpassing otherness exceeding the ability of
finite humans to comprehend and articulate
Immanence correct answers God's presence and nearness in relation to humans
, Immutability correct answers Constant, unchanging
Ontological argument correct answers argument for God's existence based purely on
rational idea of perfection rather than empirical evidence
A priori correct answers Latin term related to reasoning, analytic
A posteriori correct answers Resoning based on facts rather than assumptions,
synthetic
Telos correct answers An ultimate object/aim
Teleological Argument correct answers argument for God's existence based upon the
evidence of order and design found in the empirical world
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza correct answers describes theology more of expression of
hope than of science
Thomas Aquinas correct answers thought human knowledge was derived from
evidence found in the world, observations complementary to Christian faith
Søren Kierkegaard correct answers wrestled with concept of God's transcendence, did
not think it was possible to comprehend the essence of God
Thomas Oden correct answers American United Methodist theologian and religious
author, father of the paleo-orthodox movement, most influential theologian in 20/21st
century
Paul Tillich correct answers Univted States theologian (born in Germany), against Hitler,
theology and christianity answer "ultimate questions"
Augustine of Hippo correct answers most widely known and respected theologian in
church history, impacted development of Western philosophy, historiography and
literature. Argued we have knowledge of sense experience, which is adequate for living
in a world that is temporal and changing
Gregory of Nazianzus correct answers talked about the gender of God and God was
beyond gender differentiation
Julian of Norwich correct answers spoke of Christ as Mother, talked about God in terms
of Father, Mother, spouse, brother and Savior
Anselm of Canterbury correct answers relied primarily upon Scripture and other written
authorities as basis of belief, cultivated knowledge available through rational thought
Theology correct answers The systematic study of God and God's relationship with the
world
Christocentric correct answers Christ-centered theology that focuses on Jesus Christ as
the preeminent revelation of God
Apologetics correct answers the defense or justification of belief in God and Christianity
from Greek
Apolphatic correct answers language that refers to God negatively or by denial (how
God differs from humans)
Via Negativa correct answers negative way of speaking about God that emphasizes
God is dissimilar to human beings
Omnipotent correct answers All powerful
Omnipresent correct answers Present everywhere at the same time
Omniscient correct answers All-knowing
Ecumenism correct answers desire and promotion of unity and cooperation among
Christians
Theism correct answers belief in one God/creator of the universe sustaining a personal
relation with his creatures
Elohim correct answers name for God frequently used in Hebrew Bible
Yahweh correct answers Hebrew name of God used in the Bible, regarded by Jews, too
sacred to be spoken
Adonai correct answers A Hebrew name for God
Tetragrammaton correct answers The Hebrew name of God in 4 letters
Nicene Creed correct answers First ecumenical summary of Christian beliefs, initially
drafted at the Council of Nicaea
Transcendence correct answers God's surpassing otherness exceeding the ability of
finite humans to comprehend and articulate
Immanence correct answers God's presence and nearness in relation to humans
, Immutability correct answers Constant, unchanging
Ontological argument correct answers argument for God's existence based purely on
rational idea of perfection rather than empirical evidence
A priori correct answers Latin term related to reasoning, analytic
A posteriori correct answers Resoning based on facts rather than assumptions,
synthetic
Telos correct answers An ultimate object/aim
Teleological Argument correct answers argument for God's existence based upon the
evidence of order and design found in the empirical world
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza correct answers describes theology more of expression of
hope than of science
Thomas Aquinas correct answers thought human knowledge was derived from
evidence found in the world, observations complementary to Christian faith
Søren Kierkegaard correct answers wrestled with concept of God's transcendence, did
not think it was possible to comprehend the essence of God
Thomas Oden correct answers American United Methodist theologian and religious
author, father of the paleo-orthodox movement, most influential theologian in 20/21st
century
Paul Tillich correct answers Univted States theologian (born in Germany), against Hitler,
theology and christianity answer "ultimate questions"
Augustine of Hippo correct answers most widely known and respected theologian in
church history, impacted development of Western philosophy, historiography and
literature. Argued we have knowledge of sense experience, which is adequate for living
in a world that is temporal and changing
Gregory of Nazianzus correct answers talked about the gender of God and God was
beyond gender differentiation
Julian of Norwich correct answers spoke of Christ as Mother, talked about God in terms
of Father, Mother, spouse, brother and Savior
Anselm of Canterbury correct answers relied primarily upon Scripture and other written
authorities as basis of belief, cultivated knowledge available through rational thought
