Religion

1. Is Black theology limited by its context or pertinent to Christians everywhere? 2. Does Cone’s biblical hermeneutics stand up today in light of other liberation theologies—Native American, African, womanist? 3. Is Cone’s critique of American churches, black and white, relevant today?

post to the discussion below a 300-500 word response to the following: In the assigned passages, trace Jeremiah’s dialogue with God, identifying the prophet’s complaints and God’s responses (Jeremiah 1:4-10, 11:18-12:6, 15:10-21, 20:1-18, 32:6-35). What implication(s) does this conversation have for our own relationship with God?               Please use these sources. The Bible. Use the translation you prefer, but no paraphrases. International students may use a translation in their native language. Hays, J. Daniel. The Message of the Prophets: A Survey of the Prophetic and Apocalyptic Books of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-3102-7152-9

Always provide a citation for exact quoted material, although it is important to demonstrate your description and not just quotes from text to answer the questions. A couple of paragraphs is what you should aim for in your response. What is the difference between the Pentateuch and Torah? Be specific. Why does the Jewish community object to the characterization of the Hebrew canon as Old? Why is it still new to them? What does Jacob’s wrestle with the Angel before seeing his brother Esau and seeking his own blessing? Who is the Angel? Why does he change Jacob’s name and leave him with a limp? What does this tell us about blessings and to stop run

write 3 pages about what you have learned about suffering and evil from Job. (Be sure to incorporate references from Zacharias Chapter 1-2, and readings in Keller Chapters 9,10, 12, and 14.    These are the two textbooks.  Keller, T. (2013). Walking with God through pain and suffering.New York, NY: Penguin Group.                  And   Zacharias, R., & Vitale, V. (2014). Why suffering? Finding meaning and comfort when life doesn’t make sense. New York, NY: Faith Words.  Include the following: What does Job learn about God through his suffering and his encounter with God?  Does this encourage and/or challenge your own faith?  How?  Do you think the responses of Job’s friends were wrong or simply misguided in some way? Why?  How might this help you understand the meaning of your own suffering and how to respond to others who are suffering? Overall, what have you learned about suffering and evil from Job?  How might this affect the way you navigate suffering in the future?

Read the following chapters and discuss the statement given below: Chapters: 1. From the Historical Perspectives folder, read ” Chs 1, 2, and 3 – Religion in India ” (Clothey). 2. From the Sociological Perspectives folder, read ” Hinduism and India ” by Max Weber. Discuss the following statement in no less than 600 words: Historically and sociologically, the evolution of Hinduism has been different from that of religion in the West. Discuss these differences, especially from structural and functional angles. Also, within the Indian context itself, examine how Hinduism has followed a track different from Buddhism and Jainism. You should discuss the structural paradigms discussed in Clothey’s chapters.

Pick three key terms or phrases related to the practice of Islam and describe the meaning, practice, and importance of your choices in your own words.

Critical thinking using the 3 stages of knowing (Garden of Eden, Anything Goes, and Thinking Critically)

Select one of the following religions to research. Select a religion that reflects the population that you may serve. What you select should be different from what you did in Topic 4: Buddhism Bahá’í Faith Judaism Atheism New Thought Mormon Jehovah’s Witnesses Native American (pantheism) Zoroastrianism Hinduism Sikhism Your research should focus on views of suffering and grief from the selected religion. In 500-750 words, address the following: Describe the view of suffering for your selected religion (source and cause of suffering). Explain the grieving process for your selected religion. If one is not prescribed by the religion, do your best to explain how that religion might deal with the grieving process. Identify the customs practiced by your selected religion to deal with suffering and grief. Compare the similarities and differences between your selected religion and Christianity’s approaches to suffering and grief. Support your position by referencing three to five academic sources

12 Century Gothic.  Double space. # at bottom right hand side.  Footnotes at bottom of page.  Question to answer is What theological, ecclesiastical (church viewpoint), and evangelestic need to take place in the church as a deeper understanding of the historical development of Christian thinking?  This must be from a Baptist and Biblical view.  Undewr ecclesiastical the church did not, I repeat did not replace Israel.

Analyze and discuss one and only one of the following two classical arguments for the existence of God: 1.   St. Anselm’s Ontological Argument 2.   Clarke’s Cosmological Argument You may argue either for or against the soundness of the argument, but you must take up and defend a specific position.