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Neo-orthodoxy - Quiz
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  • 1. Which Protestant heritages did neo-orthodoxy primarily draw from?
A) Lutheran and Calvinist
B) Presbyterian and Episcopalian
C) Baptist and Pentecostal
D) Anglican and Methodist
  • 2. How did neo-orthodoxy view the rehabilitation of tradition?
A) It saw no value in rehabilitating tradition for its own sake.
B) It rejected all forms of tradition.
C) It sought to fully rehabilitate all traditions.
D) It aimed to selectively rehabilitate certain traditions.
  • 3. What did neo-orthodox adherents use past Protestant doctrine for?
A) To affirm the living Word of God in Jesus Christ.
B) To resist modern theological developments.
C) To maintain doctrinal purity.
D) To uphold historical church practices.
  • 4. What was a key difference between neo-orthodoxy and conservative reactions to individualist approaches?
A) They opposed social justice initiatives.
B) They strictly adhered to traditional doctrines.
C) They rejected all forms of intellectual freedom.
D) Neo-orthodox often made practical alliances with liberals.
  • 5. Why has the term 'neo-orthodox' been abandoned as a useful classification?
A) It became synonymous with evangelicalism.
B) Due to new emphases in mainline Protestant theology during the 1960s.
C) Because it was universally accepted without criticism.
D) It merged completely with liberal Protestantism.
  • 6. Which movement attacked the linguistic and cultural foundations of previous theology?
A) Post-liberalism
B) Neo-orthodoxy
C) Liberation theology
D) The 'Death of God' movement
  • 7. What did neo-orthodox theologians largely dismiss as irrelevant to serious Christian faith?
A) Interest in the 'historical Jesus'
B) Evolutionary science.
C) The concept of social justice.
D) Biblical criticism.
  • 8. Which aspect of liberal theology did neo-orthodoxy retain?
A) Acceptance of biblical criticism and some aspects of evolutionary science.
B) Complete rejection of all liberal theological ideas.
C) Rejection of social justice initiatives.
D) Strict adherence to fundamentalist doctrines.
  • 9. Who accused Karl Barth of being a reactionary theologian?
A) Ferdinand Kattenbusch
B) Paul Tillich
C) Emil Brunner
D) Rudolf Bultmann
  • 10. How did Paul Tillich view Karl Barth's theology?
A) As a 'kerygmatic theologian' who derived theology solely from the Bible.
B) As a proponent of social justice without biblical basis.
C) As a mediator between liberal and evangelical theologies.
D) As a liberal theologian influenced by Enlightenment thought.
  • 11. What led to the demise of the traditional view on neo-orthodoxy in German circles?
A) The proposal that Barth's theology was influenced by his work with the working classes.
B) Barth's complete rejection of liberal theology.
C) Kattenbusch's support for Barth.
D) Tillich's acceptance of Barth's views.
  • 12. What process allowed Barth's theology to be accepted in the English-speaking world?
A) Rejection due to its radical nature.
B) A 'process of normalization' adjusting his theology to traditional norms.
C) Complete rejection of all previous theological frameworks.
D) Adoption without any modifications.
  • 13. Name an important figure in the neo-orthodox movement besides Karl Barth.
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Dietrich Bonhoeffer
C) Charles Spurgeon
D) John Wesley
  • 14. What does neo-orthodoxy view sin as?
A) Mere error or ignorance
B) Something that can be overcome by reason
C) A minor issue in human behavior
D) A fundamental flaw within human nature itself
  • 15. Who emphasized neo-orthodoxy's appreciation of tragedy in human existence?
A) John Calvin
B) Martin Luther
C) Karl Barth
D) Douglas John Hall
  • 16. Who is considered the leading figure associated with Neo-orthodoxy?
A) Thomas F. Torrance
B) Emil Brunner
C) Karl Barth
D) Reinhold Niebuhr
  • 17. What concept did Karl Barth stress to highlight the difference between human and divine?
A) Philosophical idealism
B) Infinite qualitative distinction
C) Humanity writ large
D) Ontological analysis
  • 18. Which theologian attempted a median course between strict transcendence and ontological analysis?
A) Emil Brunner
B) Paul Tillich
C) Reinhold Niebuhr
D) Karl Barth
  • 19. Who was a leading proponent of Neo-orthodoxy in the United States?
A) Emil Brunner
B) Reinhold Niebuhr
C) Karl Barth
D) Paul Tillich
  • 20. Which German existentialist philosopher influenced Rudolf Bultmann?
A) Reinhold Niebuhr
B) Karl Barth
C) Martin Heidegger
D) Søren Kierkegaard
  • 21. What term did opponents use to describe Kierkegaard's approach and neo-orthodoxy?
A) Rationalism
B) Fideism
C) Empiricism
D) Humanism
  • 22. Under what pseudonym did Kierkegaard argue that Christianity is 'absurd'?
A) Martin C.
B) Karl B.
C) Søren A.
D) Johannes Climacus
  • 23. Who termed the individuals who despised religion as 'cultured despisers of religion'?
A) Friedrich Schleiermacher
B) Reinhold Niebuhr
C) Martin Heidegger
D) Rudolf Bultmann
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