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Questions for Chapter 6

Questions for Chapter 6

Questions for Chapter 6

  • Why did narrative theology become so attractive to many theologians in the late twentieth century?
  • “The Bible alone is the religion of Protestants” (William Chillingworth). Do you agree with this famous statement?
  • How would you distinguish between a “rational” and a “rationalist” approach to theology?
  • Why has the Enlightenment approach to human reason come under criticism?
  • Why did Irenaeus find tradition such an important resource for his arguments against his Gnostic critics?
  • Outline the teaching of the Council of Trent on the relationship between Scripture and tradition.
  • What are the main ways of understanding the relationship between theology and experience?
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