Which theologian are you? quiz

Post by **_Rick_C** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:29 pm

All,

Y'all are getting J?rgen coz his name was: Jürgen Moltmann (that u with the dots thingy). Prolly an IE gliche, lol.

Post by **_Mort_Coyle** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:36 pm

You could always opt for Richard Neibuhr, dude who invented the Serenity Prayer...ooops, they dont have him either, sorry.

Beg to differ, dude. 'Twas Reinhold that wrote the Serenity Prayer, not his brother Richard. It has also been incorrectly attributed to Francis of Assisi, most recently in The DaVinci Code. Here's an interesting little essay about Reinhold Niebuhr: http://www.uuca.org/sermon.php?id=92

God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change,
Courage to change the
things I can, and the
wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;

Enjoying one moment at a time;

Accepting hardship as the
pathway to peace.

Taking, as He did, this
sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it.

Trusting that He will make
all things right if I
surrender to His Will;

That I may be reasonably happy
in this life, and supremely
happy with Him forever in
the next.

Amen

Reinhold Neibuhr (1926)

But alas, I digress...

Post by **_Derek** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:59 pm

Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man's primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read 'Cur Deus Homo?'

Anselm

93%
John Calvin

80%
Martin Luther

67%
Karl Barth

67%
Charles Finney

67%
Friedrich Schleiermacher

60%
Augustine

60%
Jonathan Edwards

40%
Paul Tillich

33%
J?Moltmann

27%

Post by **_Rick_C** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:01 pm

Mort,

Beg to differ, dude. 'Twas Reinhold that wrote the Serenity Prayer....

I knew it started with an "R" lol. Btw, I've seen it as "Neibuhr" and "Niebuhr." So for our intents & purposes: You are correct, sir! It was Rinehold Neeboore who wrote the Serenity Prayer! Lastly, I've never read Rick Neeboore's Christ and Culture which some see as a modern-day classic. I've seen it quoted a lot tho.

Anyway, signed,
Rick (my real name isn't Richard, lol)

Post by **_Mort_Coyle** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:37 pm

I'm presently working up the courage and stamina to read Reinhold Niebuhr's "The Nature and Destiny of Man, Vol. 1 & 2".

Post by **_roblaine** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 7:36 pm

You scored as Martin Luther.

The daddy of the Reformation. You are opposed to any Catholic ideas of works-salvation and see the scriptures as being primarily authoritative.

Martin Luther

80%
Anselm

80%
Charles Finney

67%
Karl Barth

53%
Friedrich Schleiermacher

47%
John Calvin

40%
Augustine

27%
J?Moltmann

27%
Paul Tillich

13%
Jonathan Edwards

0%

Post by **_brody_in_ga** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:14 pm

You scored as Anselm.

Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man's primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read 'Cur Deus Homo?'

Anselm

100%

Karl Barth

87%

Martin Luther

80%

John Calvin

67%

Charles Finney

67%

Augustine

47%

Friedrich Schleiermacher

47%

Paul Tillich

33%

Jonathan Edwards

33%

J�rgen Moltmann

27%

I am the man. Anselm, that is.

Post by **_Rick_C** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:47 am

Here's one from Anselm we all may like (whichever theologian we "are"):

Credo ut intelligam --"I believe in order to understand"

Almost a prayer, isn't it?

Post by **_MoGrace2u** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:08 pm

Where was Kirkregaard? I don't know any of these guys!

You scored as Anselm.

Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man's primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read 'Cur Deus Homo?'

Anselm 93%
Martin Luther 87%
Karl Barth 87%
Jonathan Edwards 87%
John Calvin 60%
Augustine 53%
Friedrich Schleiermacher 53%
Paul Tillich 47%
Charles Finney 47%
J?Moltmann 33%