Deck 28: Conclusion: Recent and Emerging Themes

Question 1

According to process theology:

A) God is dynamic and in constant evolution
B) Reality is made up of active processes, not stable substances
C) God contains the world but is not identical with it
D) All the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following are not major process thinkers?

A) James Cone
B) Alfred North Whitehead
C) Charles Hartshorne
D) John Cobb

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Open theists affirm that:

A) God determines all events
B) God lacks knowledge of certain future events
C) Human beings are open to choose their own morality
D) God is open in embracing all religious traditions

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Liberation theology emerged in:

A) North America
B) Europe
C) Latin America
D) South America

Question 5

In the late twentieth century, liberation theology became entangled with:

A) the political right in the United States
B) Islam
C) fascism
D) Marxism

Question 6

The father of black liberation theology is:

A) Charles Hartshorne
B) Gustavo Gutiérrez
C) James Cone
D) Alfred North Whitehead

Question 7

In the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches:

A) women have never officially been permitted to be priests
B) women must be silent during church services
C) women can hold offices just as men can
D) women may be priests but not bishops

Question 8

Which of the following are central themes in Christian feminist theology?

A) Rethinking God language
B) Challenging the essential maleness of Christ
C) Advancing the role of women in the church
D) All the above

Question 9

Pentecostalism is:

A) A reformation within Catholicism which occurred in twentieth century
B) the view that theology should be a matter for current situations rather than a set of abstract principles disconnected from real life
C) five central doctrines which were formulated in the Eastern Orthodox Church in the late twentieth century
D) a Christian renewal movement that involves personal experience of God

Question 10

Postmodernism can be characterized as a set of shifts in emphasis or value, including which of the following?

A) Absolutes to relativity
B) Objectivity to subjectivity
C) Unity to diversity
D) All the above