Theology

Faith Seeking Understanding

Atheism

holds that there is no god

Angnoticism

non religious group-skeptic

I don't know

Theism

Broad beleif in at least on god

Beatific Vision

Complete vision of Gods being in next life

Anthoropormorphized

God made into human form Example Jesus Christ

Transcendent

distant, out there more

Immanent

Mystery of God that can be experienced

Analogy

Language used to descibe God is symbolic

"Abba"

Father, pappa

Hypostatic Union

Union of human in the Divine in the person of Jesus

Ruah, Spiritus

Breath/Wind - actions of the holy spirit

Paraclete

advocate, God acts as representative and pleads our case before God

Revelation

God is unveiling/revealing himself

Progress of Text in NT

1. Letters of Paul   50
2. "Q" Source/Sayings of Jesus
3. Gospels -
   1.  
      1. Mark  65
      2. Matthew 80
      3. Luke 85
      4. John 90
         • Books of Signs
         • Book of Glory
4. Acts of the Apostles
5. Letters/Later Writings

Paschal Mystery

Revelation in Jesus, Passion, Resurection, Ascension of Jesus

Perichoretic Identity

the union which exisits between us and the Father, Son and Holy spirit in our invitation to share in life of community rooter in love

Faith

involves out response to God's revealing/self disclosure

Gift from God, a state of being ultimately concerned

virtue of being created by God

Exterior Grace/Specific Grace

Personal Act of Faith in divine being

Primordial Faith

beleif in ultimate meaning of life, value system

Religious Faith

involves making a specific act of faith in Jesus Christ or a god

Object of faith

Love, person is Jesus Christ

Orthodoxy

right teaching

Orthopraxis

Right living, worship living

Ascending Christology

discussion of the humanity of Jesus and then moves to his divinity

Descending Christology

discussion of the divinity of Jesus and then moves to his humanity

Primary/Ordinary Experience

ordinary outer experience, senses

Secondary/Extraordinary

inner depth, purposefule, not always positive