Criticisms Of The "Bible, Church And Reason" Approaches

Question 1

Protestant concerns about “Sacred Tradition”:

• For many Protestants, the Catholic view that tradition is equal to the Bible is ?
• Non-conformist Protestant Churches see the traditions of Catholicism and ? as something apart from the rule of God.

Answer 1

Problematic.

Anglicanism.

Question 2

Jesus’ attitude to tradition:

• Philip Turner notes that ? (traditions) are sometimes criticised by Jesus.
• Paul criticises the traditions of his Jewish tradition.
• Turner suggests that references to traditions mean interpretations of the ?, rather than the law itself.

Answer 2

Paradosis.

Law.

Question 3

Concerns about the exclusion of women’s perspectives:
- Feminist ?, Rosemary Radford Ruether, is critical of the power of Church tradition, arguing that both tradition and the Bible are shaped exclusively by male ? of life.

Answer 3

Theologian.

Experiences.

Question 4

Concerns about being set against faith:

- Reason is sometimes viewed suspiciously by ? as an attempt to create some distance from the sources of the Bible and ?

Answer 4

Christians.

Tradition.