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Everyone is a TheologianSession One
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Group DiscussionWhat is your name?What led you to take this
class?
Who Likes Chemistry?
If you have everPut gas in a carBaked or grilled
somethingSweetened a beverage
Then you are a chemist!
How Minnesota killed my science career
Who Likes Theology?
Open DiscussionWhat are some common reactions to the word/idea
of theology?
If you have everFelt like something was good, beautiful, or
wrongWondered why bad things happen to good peopleFelt upset at an
injusticeThen you are a theologian!
What is Theology?
Faith Seeking UnderstandingAs theologians we seek to understand
what we believe about the Christian message of God, and how we as
individuals and as a community are to live in light of that
message.How to Think Theologically - p. 10
Five Kinds of
TheologianFolkAcademicLayMinisterialProfessionalThe wordlaitymeans
"common people" and comes from the Greek (laikos), meaning "of the
people".
Group DiscussionIn what ways have you experienced people in the
five types of theologian? Share a story and/or a feeling you get
from these categories.
Doing Theology
The Purpose of Theology
Two Kinds of TheologyInheritedThe worldview in which I was
raised. InvestigatedThe worldview I have worked out.
A crisis of faith
The Key Word for TheologyREFLECTION!
Two Tasks of TheologyCritical TaskConstructive Task
The Critical TaskDogmaDoctrineOpinion
Group DiscussionSort out these statements into: Dogma, Doctrine,
or Opinion:Baptism is for babies.Hymnals are the proper way to
worship.Jesus is God in the Flesh.Women should be ordained.Same-Sex
marriage should be allowed in the church.Only ordained pastors can
preside over communion.God is three persons in one essence.You
should make the sign of the cross as you enter worship.Christians
should not drink alcohol.
The Constructive TaskBuilding Models
Video on changing models
How The Class Will Work
Four Big Questions
A Key Resource
God Talk (theology)Original Blessing (Creation)Missing the Mark
(Sin)East of Eden (Covenant, Law, and Community)God con Carne
(Incarnation)Life Wins (Atonement)The Body of Christ (Church and
Holy Spirit)The End of All Things (Eschatology)
Our Course
Week One: Everyone is a TheologianWeek Two: How Can We Know?God
Talk (theology)Week Three: Why Is Life So Hard?Original Blessing
(Creation)Missing the Mark (Sin)East of Eden (Covenant, Law, and
Community)Week Four: Is There Hope?God con Carne (Incarnation)Life
Wins (Atonement)Week Five: Whats the Point?The Body of Christ
(Church and Holy Spirit)The End of All Things (Eschatology)Week
Six: Keep the Conversation Alive
