The Bible, Church and reason as the sources of Christian ethical practises (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Heteronomy
Heteronomy
Moral authority from combination of church, Bible, reason (Catholic view)
Deposit of faith
Deposit of faith
Jesus gave authority to disciples for church tradition
Bishops' role in sacred tradition
Bishops' role in sacred tradition
Successors to apostles in teaching positions
Sacred scripture (Catholic view)
Sacred scripture (Catholic view)
Word of God under divine influence
The Magisterium
The Magisterium
Teaching authority of the Catholic Church
Combination approach to ethics
Combination approach to ethics
Using Bible, church, and reason together
Aquinas' natural law
Aquinas' natural law
Innate ability to know God's will
Reason corrupted by
Reason corrupted by
Original sin
Protestant view: Bible interpretation
Protestant view: Bible interpretation
Reason and church are tools to interpret Bible
Encyclicals
Encyclicals
Explain relevance of biblical teaching today
Natural theology (Catholic)
Natural theology (Catholic)
Using reason to discover God's guidance
Barth on human reason
Barth on human reason
Finite minds cannot grasp God's infinite being
Tillich's critique of Barth
Tillich's critique of Barth
Barth too negative; conscience can discover natural law
Propositional revelation
Propositional revelation
God reveals himself in truth statements
Non-propositional revelation
Non-propositional revelation
God doesn't reveal through truth statements