Sunday, 19 May 2024, 2:09 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Building Systematic Theology (Building Systematic Theology)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3
Richard Ramsay
OrthodoxyCorrect thinking |
OrthopathosCorrect feeling |
OrthopraxisCorrect living |
Patristic TheologyTheology during the period of 150-600 A.D. |
PremiseIn a syllogism, this is one of the first statements that lead to a conclusion. For example, in the following syllogism, "1. All men are mortal. 2. Socrates is a man. Conclusion: Socrates is mortal.", there are two: "All men are mortal" and "Socrates is a man." |
PropositionA meaningful sentence that declares something which can be evaluated either as true or as false. |
RationalismBelief system that emphasizes the uses of reason and human reflection |
Repetitive collationThe process of using a series of Bible passages with similar content to present an argument for a theological point of view |
SanctificationThis term can refer to several different aspects of righteousness: a. first righteousness, or definitive righteousness for Christians, b. progressive ongoing holiness in Christians, and c. being set apart from the rest of the world, even though a person is not a Christian. |
ScholasticismSchool of theology during the medieval period, that put great emphasis on the use of Aristotelian logic |