SUMMARY CGM1501 L.Smith (67337163)
CGM1501
INVITATION TO THEOLOGY
Table of Contents
ABBREVIATIONS & SUMMARY KEY ............................................................................................................................... 2
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Welcome to the University ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2. Theology at the Public University.............................................................................................................................. 5
3. Writing Academically ................................................................................................................................................. 7
4. Theology (1)................................................................................................................................................................ 9
5. Theology (2).............................................................................................................................................................. 13
6. Context ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16
7. Tradition ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
8. Where we do Theology ............................................................................................................................................ 20
9. How we do Theology ............................................................................................................................................... 23
10. Making it Personal: Theology, Integrity & Prayer................................................................................................. 25
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,SUMMARY CGM1501 L.Smith (67337163)
ABBREVIATIONS & SUMMARY KEY
ABBREVIATION MEANING
// The same as, parallel to
abc Additional reading: Links, e-Reserves, etc.
Eg. For example
HE Higher Education
ie. Such as
NB Important
NDP National Development Plan
re Regarding
wrt With Regard / Relation To
DEFINITIONS
TERM DEFINITION
Anglicanism The faith and practices of the Anglican Christian Churches
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Context The parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/context
Decolonisation The action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Diaconate 1: the office or period of office of a deacon or deaconess
2: an official body of deacons
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diaconate
Ecclesiastical 1: of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
2: suitable for use in a church
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecclesiastical
Ecumenical 1a: of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches
b: promoting or tending toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecumenical
Episcopalianism Of or advocating government of a Church by bishops
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Epistemological Relating to the study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epistemological
Fundamentalism 1aoften capitalized : a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible
as fundamental to Christian life and teaching
b: the beliefs of this movement
c: adherence to such beliefs // a minister noted for his strict fundamentalism
2: a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundamentalism
Homiletics the art of preaching
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homiletics
Liturgy 1often capitalized: a Eucharistic rite
2: a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship // a baptismal liturgy
3: a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liturgy
National Development Plan The NDP is not an action or financial plan but a strategic document which proposes a medium-term goal and
priorities; facilitates formation of a common understanding and involvement of the entire society; focuses
attention and financial resources for ensuring the country's and society's sustainable development…
https://en.unesco.org/creativity/policy-monitoring-platform/national-development-plan-2007
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, SUMMARY CGM1501 L.Smith (67337163)
TERM DEFINITION
Pedagogical Of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedagogical
Pluralism A condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Post-secularism A range of theories regarding the persistence or resurgence of religious beliefs or practices in the present. The
"post-" may refer to after the end of secularism or after the beginning of secularism
Wikipedia
Praxis Praxis is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realized. "Praxis" may also refer
to the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practicing ideas.
Wikipedia
Protestant A member of any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming
the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the
Bible as the only source of revealed truth. Broadly : a Christian not of a Catholic or Eastern church
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protestant
Reformed 1a : to put or change into an improved form or condition. b : to amend or improve by change of form or removal
of faults or abuses. 2 : to put an end to (an evil) by enforcing or introducing a better method or course of action.
3 : to induce or cause to abandon evil ways
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reform
Secularism indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secularism
Solidarising To come together : attain a state of solidarity
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solidarizing /
Solidarity Unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solidarity
Theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught
as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology
Typology Typology is the study and classification of types of people, religions and symbols. An example of typology is
the study of ancient tribal symbols. ... The systematic classification of the types of something according to their
common characteristics.
https://www.yourdictionary.com › typology
Vocational a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action, especially: a divine call to the religious
life
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocation
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CGM1501
INVITATION TO THEOLOGY
Table of Contents
ABBREVIATIONS & SUMMARY KEY ............................................................................................................................... 2
DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1. Welcome to the University ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2. Theology at the Public University.............................................................................................................................. 5
3. Writing Academically ................................................................................................................................................. 7
4. Theology (1)................................................................................................................................................................ 9
5. Theology (2).............................................................................................................................................................. 13
6. Context ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16
7. Tradition ................................................................................................................................................................... 18
8. Where we do Theology ............................................................................................................................................ 20
9. How we do Theology ............................................................................................................................................... 23
10. Making it Personal: Theology, Integrity & Prayer................................................................................................. 25
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,SUMMARY CGM1501 L.Smith (67337163)
ABBREVIATIONS & SUMMARY KEY
ABBREVIATION MEANING
// The same as, parallel to
abc Additional reading: Links, e-Reserves, etc.
Eg. For example
HE Higher Education
ie. Such as
NB Important
NDP National Development Plan
re Regarding
wrt With Regard / Relation To
DEFINITIONS
TERM DEFINITION
Anglicanism The faith and practices of the Anglican Christian Churches
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Context The parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/context
Decolonisation The action or process of a state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Diaconate 1: the office or period of office of a deacon or deaconess
2: an official body of deacons
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diaconate
Ecclesiastical 1: of or relating to a church especially as an established institution
2: suitable for use in a church
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecclesiastical
Ecumenical 1a: of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches
b: promoting or tending toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecumenical
Episcopalianism Of or advocating government of a Church by bishops
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Epistemological Relating to the study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epistemological
Fundamentalism 1aoften capitalized : a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible
as fundamental to Christian life and teaching
b: the beliefs of this movement
c: adherence to such beliefs // a minister noted for his strict fundamentalism
2: a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fundamentalism
Homiletics the art of preaching
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homiletics
Liturgy 1often capitalized: a Eucharistic rite
2: a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship // a baptismal liturgy
3: a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liturgy
National Development Plan The NDP is not an action or financial plan but a strategic document which proposes a medium-term goal and
priorities; facilitates formation of a common understanding and involvement of the entire society; focuses
attention and financial resources for ensuring the country's and society's sustainable development…
https://en.unesco.org/creativity/policy-monitoring-platform/national-development-plan-2007
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, SUMMARY CGM1501 L.Smith (67337163)
TERM DEFINITION
Pedagogical Of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedagogical
Pluralism A condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.
https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/
Post-secularism A range of theories regarding the persistence or resurgence of religious beliefs or practices in the present. The
"post-" may refer to after the end of secularism or after the beginning of secularism
Wikipedia
Praxis Praxis is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realized. "Praxis" may also refer
to the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practicing ideas.
Wikipedia
Protestant A member of any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming
the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the
Bible as the only source of revealed truth. Broadly : a Christian not of a Catholic or Eastern church
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protestant
Reformed 1a : to put or change into an improved form or condition. b : to amend or improve by change of form or removal
of faults or abuses. 2 : to put an end to (an evil) by enforcing or introducing a better method or course of action.
3 : to induce or cause to abandon evil ways
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reform
Secularism indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/secularism
Solidarising To come together : attain a state of solidarity
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solidarizing /
Solidarity Unity (as of a group or class) that produces or is based on community of interests, objectives, and standards
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solidarity
Theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught
as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology
Typology Typology is the study and classification of types of people, religions and symbols. An example of typology is
the study of ancient tribal symbols. ... The systematic classification of the types of something according to their
common characteristics.
https://www.yourdictionary.com › typology
Vocational a summons or strong inclination to a particular state or course of action, especially: a divine call to the religious
life
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocation
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