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Questions
1. What is liberation theology?
A movement in theology that advocate for "more free" interpretations of Scripture. ("libere" means "free")
A movement in theology that began about 50 years ago that seeks to prioritize the perspective of the poor in doing Christian theology.
A movement by agnostics to liberate humanity from theological oppression.
A movement in theology inspired by communist movements in the 1970s that is no longer accepted by nearly all Christian theologians.
2. What continent in 2023 is believed by demographers at the World Christian Database to have the greatest number of people who identify as Christians?
Africa
Europe
North America
Asia
South America
3. What is the best definition of ecumenism or "being ecumenical" in one's outlook?
To be ecumenical is to be someone who looks for the "lowest common denominator" of Christian belief and practice on which to come to agreement with other Christians.
To be ecumenical is to work to ensure that all Christians agree with Roman Catholic doctrine since Roman Catholicism represents the largest Christian denomination.
To be ecumenical in one's outlook is to be someone who cares for ecology. The prefix "eco" over time became "ecu" in the English language.
To be ecumenical in one's outlook is to be someone who seeks after greater Christian unity among denominations or among Christians of varied backgrounds.
4. Early in the Jones text, the author describes four characteristics that another author used to describe what an evangelical is. Which of the following is not one of those four characteristics?
an emphasis on conversion or "conversionism"
an emphasis on the cross or "cruciformism"
Biblicism
Political Conservativism
Activism
5. Who was Gregory the Great?
He was a corrupt pope in the 800s who demanded that people call him "great."
He was the teacher of Augustine of Hippo and often credited with Augustine's conversion to Christianity
He is sometimes described as the first pope of the medieval period, and he wrote an important text on "Pastoral Care" that was used for hundreds of years.
He was one of the Cappadocian fathers who crafted a new understanding of the Holy Trinity.