People on Christian Thought Exam #1
Challenge: Using the word bank below, can you solve this puzzle even if you are not taking this course?
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| 1 | Leading Reformed theologian; used Augustine's teaching to affirm the "total depravity" of humanity and the doctrine of predestination. |
| 4 | Developed a theory of evolution by natural selection; became increasingly agnostic; adopted the phrase "survival of the fittest." |
| 5 | Held that God's fundamental characteristic is immutability and that the Word (Jesus) was created rather than eternal; his teachings were rejected by the Council of Nicaea. |
| 6 | Supported the Copernican model of the solar system. |
| 10 | Early systematizer of Christian doctrine who interpreted the Bible allegorically. |
| 14 | Defended Christianity against Gnosticism and the doctrines of Marcion. |
| 15 | Founder of the Methodist movement; emphasized personal experience with Christ, the sanctification of believers, and ministry to people's spiritual and physical needs. |
| 18 | Known for "faith seeking understanding," the ontological argument for the existence of God, and a classic formulation of the satisfaction theory of atonement. |
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| 1 | Alexandrian Christian teacher who used the Platonic philosophical tradition to defend and interpret Christian faith. |
| 2 | Taught that the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament were different gods; denied that Jesus had a physical body or was born of Mary. |
| 3 | Staunch defender of rigid predestination. |
| 7 | Perhaps the most influential theologian in history; known for his doctrine of grace; held that humans do not have the power to bring about their own redemption. |
| 8 | German reformer who came to the conviction that salvation is by faith rather than by works or human merit; declared that the Bible has more authority than all the councils of the church. |
| 9 | Held that truth is unified; synthesized Aristotle's philosophy and Christian faith. |
| 11 | Sought to show that Christian faith could incorporate the best of ancient pagan philosophy through the doctrine of the logos (the Word). |
| 12 | Proposed a model in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. |
| 13 | His writings gave rise to existentialism. |
| 16 | Held that history is the unfolding of the universal mind; developed a system that explained all of reality. |
| 17 | One of the most influential Protestant theologians of the 20th century; rejected the use of philosophy and emphasized divine transcendence and sovereignty; understood theology as an assessment and evaluation of the life and proclamation of the church. |
The word bank contains about twice as many names as you will need.
Abelard | Anselm of Canterbury | Aquinas | Arius | Arminius | Augustine | Barth | Basil | Calvin | Chrysostom | Clement of Alexandria | Copernicus | Cranmer | Cyprian | Darwin | Eckhart | Edwards | Eusebius | Galileo | Hegel | Ignatius | Irenaeus | Justin Martyr | Kierkegaard | Luther | Marcion | Melanchthon | Origen | Polycarp | Taylor | Tertullian | Wesley | Whitefield | Zanchi | Zwingli
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