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Theology 2nd Exam

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How was grace described by Saint Augustine? Grace = healing
How was grace described by Saint Thomas Aquinas? Grace = elevating
How was grace described by Martin Luther? Grace = covering
How was grace described by Karl Rahner Grace = transcendence
Who was Augustine's "rival"? Pelagius
What was Pelagius' view of grace? Believed that people could choose to do good of their own free will, and that people could earn grace with good deeds
Who is the only theologian that does not speak of grace as effecting an internal change in the believer? MartinLuther, grace is just covering up the ugliness of human nature
What Greek philosopher did Thomas Aquinas rely upon in articulating his theology? Aristotle
Who had the least favorable opinion of human nature? Martin Luther
Who spoke of human nature as "disordered"? Saint Augustine
Who conceived of history as being "natural" and "supernatural"? Saint Thomas Aquinas
Which theologian attempted to "update" the theology of Thomas Aquinas? Karl Rahner
Which theologian was most influential in the 20th century? Karl Rahner
Which theologian was born out of the university era? Saint Thomas Aquinas
What happened to theology with the advent of the university era? It became more sterile, more scientific, non-experiential, and unengaging to the general public.
How is grace generally defined today? God's self-communication (God making himself known to humans)
The Proposition Model of Revelation the written scripture/tradition, defines a community, short and easy statements that are easy to teach
Revelation as a Historical Event God acting in history
Revelation as Inner Experience Immediate experience of God's love, internally illuminating, brings out new perspectives
Revelation as a Dialectic thesis --> antithesis --> synthesis
Revelation as New Awareness an advanced state of human consciousness, imaginative
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