Week 5 discussion
PROLEGOMENON-THINGS
THAT MUST BE SAID BEFORE
This week we begin our study of the Western Religions of
Judaism and Christianity. For many
members of this class, this will involve an examination of your religious
tradition. Before embarking on this
journey, it is good to look at what we are bringing with us. As noted in week 1, religions are lived and
dynamic realities. If you are part of
any religious tradition, you have inherited beliefs and values from it. Your understanding of its origins and
practices have been molded by it. You
see the divine through the lenses it has created. Understanding your “lenses” is essential when
studying a religious tradition. You will
read and interpret sacred texts through these lenses and your experience of the
divine will be shaped by them.
A prolegomenon, or prefatory remarks, is one way to
understand how you are approaching the study of your religious tradition. These remarks are “Things That Must Be Said
Before”, a critical introduction to your study. They will identify the
“presuppositions” underlying the study.
Presuppositions are things assumed beforehand or taken for granted.
For your first post, I would like you to write your “Prolegomenon”. What are your underlying presuppositions
guiding your study of Judaism and Christianity?
Here are some presuppositions you can address:
1.
Revelation-Has God been revealed to humankind in the Jewish and
Christian Traditions? Is this revelation
confined to the historical periods of the Bible or is it continuing? Is there a revelation of God outside of the Jewish
and Christian traditions?
2. Holy
Scripture-Is the Bible an authoritative record of the revelation of God?
3. Divine Nature-What is God like?
4. Salvation-What
is the way of salvation?
5. The People of
God-Who are the people of God?
6. Religious
Experience-How is God experienced?
7. Human Nature-Is
human nature good or evil?
8. Creation-How
was the world created? Does it have an
end?
9. Life-How is
humankind to live?
10. Death-What
happens after death?
You do not have to address all presuppositions in one
post! I look forward to your insights!
If you are atheist or agnostic please examine and share the
presuppositions behind your beliefs
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