Back in England - and feeling a sense of absolute dependency?
It is great to be back in Oxford, although there have been the usual transitions to make, what with the smaller food portions, bathrooms two flights of stairs away, and all the actual questions behind the questions. But the bigges transition and shock for me was getting used to my new theological label. I took this test for which theologian I am closest to, and here are the results:
You scored as Friedrich Schleiermacher. You seek to make inner feeling and awareness of God the centre of your theology, which is the foundation of liberalism. Unfortunately, atheists are quick to accuse you of simply projecting humanity onto 'God' and liberalism never really recovers.
Friedrich Schleiermacher: 87%
Anslem: 80%
Jonathan Edwards: 73%
John Calvin: 67% (I think they meant 100%)
Augustine: 53%
Martin Luther: 47%
Jurgen Moltmann: 47%
Paul Tillich: 47%
Karl Barth: 40%
Charles Finney: 0% (Is he really a theologian?)
Built on the foundation of liberalism? Really? I have been influenced by Heidegger and Rahner recently, but I didn't think to any serious extent. I mean, at least I didn't get Luther and all those zeros to questions like "You think God is going to start weird charasmatic revivals which have absolutely no substance and convict people of nothing" saved me from any Charles Finney contamination. Still I think the scale must be a bit off. What say you guys out there? Here are my guesses:
Charles = Paul Tillich
J. Morg = Jurgen Moltmann
Redness = Karl Barth
Josef = Martin Luther. Definitely Martin Luther.
Let me know how it goes and whether you think I am really that close to the "Father of Liberalism." Seriously.
posted by Hans-Georg Gadamer @ 12:49 pm
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I wouldn't put too much stock in this test...here's how I scored:
You scored as Augustine.
You have a big view of God and also take human sin and depravity very seriously. Predestination is important for you.
Augustine 93%
Anselm 73%
Charles Finney 73%
Karl Barth 67%
Friedrich Schleiermacher 60%
Jorgen Moltmann 60%
John Calvin 53%
Paul Tillich 53%
Jonathan Edwards 33%
Martin Luther 33%
I like that Augustine and Anselm appear at the top of the list, but I don't buy the predestination thing. I've discussed with you before, Hans, I think Augustine can still be at the top of my list.
And I'm genuinely curious to know why Calvin was so low on the list, if I got the depravity/predestination assessment.
I think I've taken celebrity compatibility tests that were more accurate than this.
So, who knows why you scored how you did.
Cheers, Hans...say hi to the queen.
Sorry to disappoint...
You scored as Karl Barth.
The daddy of 20th Century theology. You perceive liberal theology to be a disaster and so you insist that the revelation of Christ, not human experience, should be the starting point for all theology.
Karl Barth 87%
John Calvin 60%
Anselm 60%
Martin Luther 53%
J. Moltmann 47%
Friedrich Schleiermacher 40%
Augustine 33%
Paul Tillich 33%
Charles Finney 27%
Jonathan Edwards 0%
I mean, God does not exist, but is the ground of our being? Come on! Christ is God's ultimate revelation.
What's weird is how you got 87% Schleier and 73% Edwards. If I met a person who said his favorite theologians were those two, I'd be very confused, and I think he or she would too--what does that say about you, hans?
And I'm more Calvin than Barth, but neither so much as....
"You scored as Anselm.
Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man's primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read 'Cur Deus Homo?'
Anselm 73%
John Calvin 60%
Charles Finney 53%
Martin Luther 47%
Karl Barth 40%
Augustine 40%
Paul Tillich 33%
Jonathan Edwards 33%
Friedrich Schleiermacher 33%
J�rgen Moltmann 27%"
Medieval theology? Bring out yur dead!
I think what this most clearly shows is that I didn't understand the relevance of many of the questions. :)
I'm disappointed I didn't get a guess, but I took the test anyway...
You scored as John Calvin.
Much of what is now called Calvinism had more to do with his followers than Calvin himself, and so you may or may not be committed to TULIP, though God's sovereignty is all important.
John Calvin 73%
Martin Luther 60%
Anselm 47%
Jonathan Edwards 40%
Karl Barth 40%
Augustine 33%
Friedrich Schleiermacher 33%
Paul Tillich 27%
Charles Finney 27%
J�rgen Moltmann 20%
Calvin is the kid with the tiger right? I can roll with that...
But seriously, looks like I'll be going to Hans to help me solve my existential angst...
I don't even know who Karl Barth is. But I am sad that Calvin came up so high on my test.
You scored as Karl Barth. The daddy of 20th Century theology. You perceive liberal theology to be a disaster and so you insist that the revelation of Christ, not human experience, should be the starting point for all.
Karl Barth 100%
Martin Luther 80%
Charles Finney 67%
John Calvin 67%
Jonathan Edwards 47%
Friedrich Schleiermacher 33%
Paul Tillich 33%
Anselm 33%
Jorgen Moltmann 13%
Wow! I was wrong on all my guesses! (Oh, Jacks, I had guessed you to be Anslem, but the first posting of this crashed and I had to retype the whole thing. I must have forgot to retype your guess, sorry!). Should I really be in seminary or does that also show something is wrong with the test?
Redness, I think your's is the best, although I was a bit suprised by Charles and the Barth train (although Greg'ry coming in at 100% is pretty amazing). Fantastic, I think we need to find a philosopher's one. Oh, there goes the queen!
Martin Hediegger - 93%. Nice. http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=34367&first=yes
Augustine and Anselm at 80%
Moltmann at 73%
Calvin at 60%
It all gets fuzzy after that...
If anyone cares,
You scored as Anselm.
Anselm 93%
John Calvin 73%
Friedrich Schleiermacher 53%
Karl Barth 47%
Augustine 40%
J�rgen Moltmann 40%
Martin Luther 27%
Jonathan Edwards 20%
Paul Tillich 13%
Charles Finney 13%
From what I know of these guys, I can live with that. hans-georg will like how high Calvin is for me.
"How high Calvin is"? Is that also maybe a reference to Calvin's liturgical dimension?
Yes, ala "Calvin for Catholics".
You scored as Martin Heidegger.
Martin Heidegger 75%
Friedrich Nietzsche 54%
Jean-Paul Sartre 54%
Soren Kierkegaard 50%
Not An Existentialist 36%
Albert Camus 29%
I'm happy not to be Camus. The stranger sounds too boring to read, so I haven't.
You are Friedrich Nietzsche. You are a sweet philosopher who belived that humans are caught up in "herds" and need to break free and be individuals. Also, there are no standards to judge against, because "God is dead." You also probably suffer from a mental illness, probably due to some form of an untreated STD, and will most likely suffer a mental collapse.
Friedrich Nietzsche 89%
Jean-Paul Sartre 86%
Martin Heidegger 82%
Soren Kierkegaard 71%
Not An Existentialist 61%
Albert Camus 50%
The theology one was way better.
You are Martin Heidegger.
Martin Heidegger 75%
Jean-Paul Sartre 61%
Soren Kierkegaard 54%
Albert Camus 54%
Friedrich Nietzsche 32%
Not An Existentialist 25%
As far as philosophers go, J. Morgan and I are pretty much opposites:
Martin Heidegger 71%
Soren Kierkegaard 57%
Not An Existentialist 54%
Albert Camus 39%
Friedrich Nietzsche 36%
Jean-Paul Sartre 32%
What do you think that means for our marriage???
It made me take a tie-breaker b/w Luther and Calvin (both at 80%). As expected, I came out: Luther. They didn't have a Cranmer option... but apparently, when Cranmer took this little online exam, he came out 60/40 Luther/Calvin. Greetings from Ambridge! Hope this finds you well back at Wycliffe.
100, JAZ
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