Sunday, 5 May 2024, 1:53 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Building Your Theology (Building Your Theology)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2
HuguenotsReformed Christians persecuted in France during reformation |
ReformedCalvinistic school of theology, with emphasis on transcendency of God, unity of Scripture, and transformation of culture |
Dordt Name of city in Holland where a synod debated the Arminian contoversy and decided in favor of the Five Points of Calvinism |
Knox Last name of Scottish reformer |
TranscendenceAttribute of God, referring to His superiority to man, especially His eternality, immutability, sovereignty, aseity, omnipotence, and omnipresence |
Immanence Attribute of God, referring to His closeness to man, especially His kindness, mercy, love, tenderness, patience, and presence |
Niebuhr Last name of theologian that expressed five different positions regarding the relationship between Christians and culture |
Dispensationalism Theological school of thought that tends to emphasize the differences between the Old Testament and the New Testament |
Theos Greek word for "God" (transliteration) |
LogosGreek word for the science, doctrine, or study of something. It also means "word." |