w/ - with.
JC – Jesus Christ.
CCC – Catechism of the Church.
Theonomous Approach
Sola scriptura (BIBLE):
o Infallible self-authenticating wisdom as word of God.
o Authoritative and can take authority from Church.
o Gives insights into human nature and situations.
SPHON ‘wrenches the text from its unique historical context and ignores contradictory voices.’
VERHEY ‘biblical ethics does not provide an autonomous and timeless and coherent set of rules…
evokes the creative and faithful response.’
Calming of storm reflects danger early Church experienced.
Heteronomous Approach
Propositional Revelation:
o Literal as is what it is.
Non-propositional Revelation:
o Knowledge from faith/experience.
o BIBLE for encountering living God.
o JC personal and experiential.
PROTESTANTISM
Bible, tradition and reason.
Church excludes unreliable texts.
Tradition debate making sense of church experiences and how scripture is used.
CATHOLICISM
Sacred tradition – equal understanding of authority of revelation and JC.
Tradition, bible, magisterium, reason.
Revelation mutually interpreting and connecting.
Reason accesses teachings passed via BIBLE and Pope.
Magisterium works w/ BIBLE discussing teachings.
CCC joins tradition and BIBLE using reason and Natural Law to solve moral issues.
HAUERWAS:
o Needs group to discuss societal values.
HAYES reason is always culturally influenced.
THESSALONIANS ‘stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you.’
SERMON ON THE MOUNT demands made are examples of God-given virtues they must develop.
Agape
Unconditional, self-sacrificial love and moral supremacy.
Reason navigates and applies it.
BIBLE and JC teachings.
JC – Jesus Christ.
CCC – Catechism of the Church.
Theonomous Approach
Sola scriptura (BIBLE):
o Infallible self-authenticating wisdom as word of God.
o Authoritative and can take authority from Church.
o Gives insights into human nature and situations.
SPHON ‘wrenches the text from its unique historical context and ignores contradictory voices.’
VERHEY ‘biblical ethics does not provide an autonomous and timeless and coherent set of rules…
evokes the creative and faithful response.’
Calming of storm reflects danger early Church experienced.
Heteronomous Approach
Propositional Revelation:
o Literal as is what it is.
Non-propositional Revelation:
o Knowledge from faith/experience.
o BIBLE for encountering living God.
o JC personal and experiential.
PROTESTANTISM
Bible, tradition and reason.
Church excludes unreliable texts.
Tradition debate making sense of church experiences and how scripture is used.
CATHOLICISM
Sacred tradition – equal understanding of authority of revelation and JC.
Tradition, bible, magisterium, reason.
Revelation mutually interpreting and connecting.
Reason accesses teachings passed via BIBLE and Pope.
Magisterium works w/ BIBLE discussing teachings.
CCC joins tradition and BIBLE using reason and Natural Law to solve moral issues.
HAUERWAS:
o Needs group to discuss societal values.
HAYES reason is always culturally influenced.
THESSALONIANS ‘stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you.’
SERMON ON THE MOUNT demands made are examples of God-given virtues they must develop.
Agape
Unconditional, self-sacrificial love and moral supremacy.
Reason navigates and applies it.
BIBLE and JC teachings.
