Quiz on Creeds and Enlightenment Thought

The New Testament contains a number of creed-like statements:

• True

• False

The Apostles Creed was the final outcome of a long process of reflection and refinement across the Christian world:

• True

• False

The Nicene Creed is sometimes seen as the ‘people’s creed’:

• True

• False

Thinkers of the Enlightenment saw faith as little more than belief unsupported by evidence:

• True

• False

Identify terms listed by McGrath as a gateway to exploring the life of faith:

• Liminality, Sacraments, Worship

• Baptism, Eucharist, Prayer

• Faith, Hope, Charity

• Love, Peace, Joy

According to McGrath, what are the central themes in a Christian funeral service:

• Resurrection and Hope

• Love and Peace

• Faith and Charity

• Joy and Celebration

The idea of liminality is of being on the threshold of the sacred and peering into the forbidden heavenly realms:

• True

• False

List the typical elements in Christian worship:

• Prayer, Hymns, Sermon

• Dance, Meditation, Silence

• Fasting, Pilgrimage, Sacrifice

• Chanting, Yoga, Rituals

The Protestant Reformation tended to downgrade preaching in favor of the sacraments:

• True

• False

In the western church, Christmas Day is an example of this type of feast:

• Fixed Feast

• Moveable Feast

• Minor Feast

• Solemnity