24 Jan
Which Theologian Are You?
Here’s the result of a pretty fun quiz that I did just awhile ago.
It’s just quite surprising that I’d be identified with John Calvin. Hmm…
Which theologian would you be?
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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.
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Tags: John Calvin, Quiz, Theologian, Theology, Trivia
Posted by Sidharth on 24.01.08 at 6:44
I got maximum similarity to Charles Finney
Posted by Casey on 24.01.08 at 6:44
I scored 100% with Anselm, although I can’t say I’m that familiar with his ideas…The name does sound vaguely familiar, though.
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
I think this is Anselm: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_of_Canterbury.
I’m not familiar with him either, and am just reading up since it happened that my wife had an equal score being linked to Anselm and Martin Luther (she blames it on her Roman Catholic upbringing).
Posted by Daniel Chew on 24.01.08 at 6:44
I think I have done this quiz before, and sure enough, after doing it, I am more than convinced it is the same quiz. The person who made this quiz obviously does not know the nuances in theology, as the results do not match the truth.
Personally, I scored 100% Karl Barth and 100% Anselm, which was ridiculous because I detest Barth’s theological method. The stated reason I scored Barth was because I said ‘that the revelation of Christ, not human experience, should be the starting point for all theology’. Utterly ridiculous! And such was the belief by John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, and all Reformed theologians for centuries. And if one were to talk about emphasis, Barth’s emphasis was not on the primacy of revelation, but of the analogy of revelation (which undermined Sola Scriptura. Those who opposed his method like John Gresham Machen, Cornelius Van Til and Gordon Clark all emphasized the primacy AND actuality of revelation.
So I wouldn’t be too upset about the results, because the quiz is bad. Too simplistic also. Though I am interested to know how someone can be like Paul Tillich, and why they choose Tillich instead of the more famous Tiehard de Chardin… =)
Oh, btw, it is not bad to be compared to Anselm. Anselm was not a Roman Catholic; he was part of the Old Catholic church, and I am convinced he is a Christian.
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Tielhard de Chardin?! Nooooo… I don’t like that guy! I’m sure you’re kidding, right, Daniel? ;-)
I’m not that good with theology, nor theologists, but doing this quiz has led me to reading up on some of them besides Calvin whom I am very well acquainted with, coming from a Bible-Presbyterian background. Oh, and Tielhard of course, because I read a whole book about the Jesuits.
Shalom!
Posted by Carol on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Some of those questions were worded kind of strangely.
You scored as a 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.
The other one was Martin Luther. I don’t know who Barth is anyway.
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Neither do I, Carol, and I do agree with you on the wording of the questions. I just take it as a chance to learn about some theologians I’ve never heard of. ;-)
Shalom!
Posted by channelofhealing on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Hi Isaiah, My husband and I scored as Charles Finney.
great quiz love this so much. .. thanks for sharing my Brother
Godbless you in Jesus Mighty Name Amen
Posted by Mike on 24.01.08 at 6:44
I took that quiz some time ago. I scored very high as Anselm.
Posted by childlife on 24.01.08 at 6:44
That was pretty interesting, Isaiah : D I scored highest with Luther and Anselm. Have a great weekend!
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Ha ha, looks like I am the only Calvin fella around then! I’m glad everyone had fun with the quiz. :-)
Shalom.
Posted by channelofhealing on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Isaiah you have changed your template again!!!
Godbless
Posted by Alan Higgins on 24.01.08 at 6:44
I’m the daddy of the Reformation, Martin Luther
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
LOL, ChannelofHealing.
Yea, I was trying to do up my own theme but it’s not working out as well as I’d like it to. I think I’m getting the hang of the code stuff though. ;-)
Shalom.
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Great to see you dropping by, Alan. :-)
Shalom.
Posted by Shalene on 24.01.08 at 6:44
I scored as Anselm. I don’t have a clue about him, so I guess I’ll have to read up on it. The questions were worded strangely, though, I do agree. They almost didn’t make sense, some of them. So anyway, just thought I’d share. Blessings and Shalom!
Posted by John Lofton, Recovering Republican on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Please visit our Reformed site. Thank you.
Posted by Daniel Chew on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Isaiah:
haha, I was mentioning Tielhard de Chardin because his theology is no different from Paul Tillich in substance, with Tillich being the ‘Protestant’ counterpart to the Jesuit de Chardin. Both of teach Process Theology, of which I have the fortune (or misfortune) to encounter while reading a book (Deeper than Darwin, which I have reviewed on my website) which promotes it in a manner to reconcile “Christianity” (read Liberal heresy) with Evolution.
Posted by Free on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Hi Isaiah,
Cool quiz…not sure I totally agree that I am a 100% match with Anselm, but it was fun to think about.
Shabbat Shalom to you and yours,
Free
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Heh, yea, Shalene, the way I see it is that it’s a good opportunity to read up on theologians that I’ve never even heard of before. Thank you for sharing; I always appreciate your feedback. :-)
Shalom Aleichem.
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Thank you for the invite, John, I’ll check your site out soon!
Shalom.
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Daniel:
I learned something new from you again today. I had no idea Tillich was the Protestant equivalent of Tielhard de Chardin. That saves me some time then, but I’ll go have a look at your review also. :-)
Shalom Aleichem.
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
hiya Free, it’s great to see you again! I’m glad that you enjoyed the quiz. :-)
Shalom to you and yours, sister.
Posted by Phil Naessens on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Hi,
I’M 100% Barth and Anselm. No surprise there:)
Phil
Posted by Sicarii on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Phil:
You’ve been digging deep!
Posted by Phil Naessens on 24.01.08 at 6:44
Sicarri,
Some say I’m digging myself into a hole lol!
Today my blog is now 1 year old and I used the link for my readers to have some fun!
Great Blog Brother!
Phil
Posted by Isaiah on 24.01.08 at 6:44
LOL!
Wow, happy “birthday” to your blog, Phil!