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THE-101 R&R #1 Name: Answer the questions on this worksheet as you complete the reading. Type your answers on the worksheet in a different color or highlight. Upload the worksheet to Brightspace before class on the due date. Refer to “Reading & Reflection Questions” on Brightspace for assignment expectations and grading criteria. Reading Completion Report Type your initials in the box to indicate your completion of each reading assignment. Read all closely Read most Skimmed/found R&R answers Read little/none Syllabus Jones Intro Jones Ch. 1 “Faith, Nice & Easy” Article Reading and Reflection Questions These questions are roughly in the order they appear in the reading. You should answer in a way that demonstrates your understanding of the reading. Be sure to answer all parts of multi-part questions. Practicing Christian Doctrine Introduction : 1. Explain the meaning of these terms, based on the reading. Don’t just Google! a. Doctrine b. Evangelical c. Ecumenical 2. What is the “core premise” of the book Practicing Christian Doctrine ? 3. How is studying Christian doctrine similar to learning an instrument, sport, or language? How is it different? 4. List and explain the four characteristics of evangelicalism that David Bebbington identifies. Would you consider yourself evangelical, according to this definition? 5. How does Timothy Larsen define evangelicalism? Is your church, if you have one, evangelical according to this definition? 6. How did Billy Graham’s “new evangelicalism” differ from both liberal theology and fundamentalism, according to George Marsden?
7. The author gives some information about her own background as an author. Why do you think she does that? Does it matter to you? What are some aspects of your own background that might influence your approach to theology? Practicing Christian Doctrine Chapter One : 8. Explain the meaning of these terms: a. Theology b. Lex orandi, lex credenda c. “Queen of the sciences” d. Dogma e. sola scriptura f. Rule of Faith g. Creeds h. Orthodoxy i. Heresy j. Spiritual Disciplines k. Means of Grace 9. How do you react to the term “theology”? Do you relate to any of the reactions Jones describes on page 11? 10. How does theology shape our words, reasoning, discipleship, worship, and mission? 11. What similarities and differences do you see between the ways recent theologians define doctrine or dogma (“Recent Theologians on Doctrine” textbox on page 15). 12. Explain each element of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. 13. How do you see each element of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral functioning in your own life and faith? 14. What are some of the risks of undervaluing tradition? 15. What is the role of reason in theology?
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