Christian Theology and Influential Thinkers

Thomas Aquinas' work on the doctrine of God belongs to the speaker's tradition.

The speaker's tradition does not build upon the insights of Augustine.

Martin Luther is not a significant figure in the speaker's tradition.

The speaker believes that Martin Luther was not a positive force in history.

The speaker will not discuss Luther's views on Jews during the course.

The speaker believes that a person's strengths and weaknesses are unrelated to their character traits.

The speaker does not think that their tradition is historically correct from an intellectual perspective.

The speaker does not think that their tradition allows them to retrieve the tradition as their own.

The Anabaptist tradition is considered one of the two great Protestant traditions.

Luther was aware of the significance of his actions during the Protestant Reformation.

Luther was a founder of the Reformed tradition.

The Lord's Supper was a central debate during the Reformation.

The author believes that tracing the true church through martyrs is a reliable approach.

The doctrine of justification was not a central issue during the Reformation.

The Protestant Reformation led to the death of late medieval Christendom.

The Christological debate was not connected to the Lord's Supper.

The author advocates for a approach to tracing the true church that focuses on theology rather than martyrs.

Issues of church and state were not debated during the Reformation.

The author believes that the Protestant Church has a more truly Catholic sensibility.

The passage implies that Baptists trace their roots back to the Anabaptists.

Luther's actions led to the rebuilding of the church in a new form.

The author thinks that Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a reliable historical account.

The passage suggests that studying history should make the past more familiar to us.

The author believes that the whole of church history belongs to Protestants.

Obermann's approach to Reformation history focused on tracing out the points of discontinuity.

The speaker's work on John Owen extends Obermann's approach to the 16th century.

Luther's theology was a significant departure from medieval theology.

Thomas Aquinas' work on election and predestination is unclear.

The doctrine of divine simplicity is a unique contribution of Protestant theology.

Luther's views on the Incarnation were a significant innovation in Christian theology.

The speaker believes that Luther's actions in 1517 marked a significant break with medieval theology.

Obermann's approach to Reformation history is characterized as partisan.

The speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding the human condition at particular points in time.

The speaker advocates for a solely Bible-based approach to theology.

The speaker uses the concept of Christ's will as a way to illustrate the importance of historical understanding in theology.

The speaker believes that the Church is a ahistorical entity.

The speaker thinks that reading the Bible is sufficient for understanding theology.

The speaker's goal is to understand the Church's thinking on certain points in time.

The speaker emphasizes the importance of incarnational theology in understanding the human condition.

The speaker believes that the Bible is not a reliable source for understanding theology.