BUILDING YOUR THEOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 1.2
Lesson 1: What is theology?
Section 2: Goals (Video Parts 5-8)

OUTLINE FOR NOTES

II. Goals A. Primary Goals

  1. Orthodoxy

  2. Orthopraxis

  3. Orthopathos

B. Interdependence

  1. Orthodoxy

  2. Orthopraxis

  3. Orthopathos

C. Priorities

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Describe the three primary goals of theology.

2. Write Bible passages that support each of these goals.

3. In what ways are the three primary goals of theology interdependent?

4. How should a person prioritize the three goals of theology?

5. What happens when only one of the goals is always given priority?

6. Has the Church misused theology sometimes? Explain.

7. Are emotions morally neutral? 

8. What does it mean to say that "our beliefs and our actions and our feelings form webs of multiple reciprocities"?

9. What does Dr. Pratt mean when he states that, "because the deck of life is always shifting, balance can be nothing more than momentary synchronicity"?


APPLICATION QUESTIONS

1. Dr. Pratt says that "our beliefs and our actions and our feelings form webs of multiple reciprocities"? Why is this concept important to understand as you begin the study of theology?

2. Dr. Pratt states that, "because the deck of life is always shifting, balance can be nothing more than momentary synchronicity." What implications does this have for you as you study theology?

3. Which of the three goals of theology is your weakest in the way you do theology? How can you improve that aspect?