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DEATH AND THE AFTERLIFE (Extra Knowledge (4 Theological Ideas (Sacred Text…

- - - - Scripture to be interpreted liberally
      - Experience affects how we see issues - theology changed according to our life and situation
      - Reason NOT Revelation
    - - Scripture to be interpreted as literal truth from God
      - Revelation NOT reason
    - - Scripture + Tradition
      - The Church as accurate interpreter of scripture
      - Reason And Revelation
  - - - fundamentalist/conservative thinkers believe that it is to be believed more literally whereas more liberal scholars argue that it may not have literal truth
      - Christians disagree with each other about how to interpret the bible.
    - - The idea that truth is handed down from previous generations and that the church has the accurate teachings leading back to jesus is a key part of Roman Catholic Belief.
    - - The ability of human beings to reach conclusions using their own reasoning. But ,what happens if this conflicts with the bible? Which should be believed?
    - - To what extent does our situation and experiences affect theology?
      - How does the fact that the brazillian and Texan Christians have different lives/experiences affect what they believe? Should it?