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Church History I Question Paper

Church History I

Course:Bachelor Of Theology

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2010

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KABARAK UNIVERSITY

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Section A: Answer ALL the questions
2. Section B: Answer THREE questions only

SECTION A
1. What is the difference between historiography and philosophy of history (2 marks)

2. State the importance of church history (2 marks)

3. Briefly explain the criteria that was used in the canonization of the Scripture(4 marks)

4. Identify the reasons for the estrangement between the East and the West church
(2 marks)

SECTION B
1. Christianity developed from Judaism to a Gentile church
a. Explain the factors that led to the movement of Christianity from Judaism to the
to a Gentile church (6 marks)

b. State the outcomes of the conflict between Gentiles and Jews (2 marks)

c. Describe the position of the church in the pagan empire (6 marks)

d. Draw two lessons from the church’s response to persecutions (2 marks)

e. Briefly discuss the factors that led to the expansion of Christianity in the Graeco
Roman word (4 marks)

2. Church-state relationship is important
a. Describe the nature of relationship between the church and the state in the 4th

century (10 marks)

b. Read the following excerpts from different African leaders and define their
perception of the relationship between the church and the state (6 marks)
i. Politics and religion are inseparable. To suggest that politics should be left
to the politicians and religion to the clergy, is a terrible intellectual
arrogance. . . this way tends to suggest that through some mysterious
magical process, some politicians have become specially qualified as to be
the only ones to pronounce on political issues (President Kibaki)
ii. Is it not a disproportionate amount of their time and intellectual talent solely
devoted to matters of domestic ecclesiastical concern? Would it be unkind
of me to say that many of the clergy have completely shut themselves off
from the ongoing life of our nation? . . . Never has the church had a more
wonderful opportunity to be relevant and effective spiritual and moral force
that it has in these newly established states where persons are hungry for the
truth (Kenneth Kaunda)
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c. Giving appropriate examples explain how the Kenyan church can improve on her
relationship with the state (4 marks)

3. Contextualization has played a major role in spreading the gospel
a. Describe how indigenization enhanced church growth in Egypt (8 marks)

b. Evaluate contextualization in primitive Catholicism (6 marks)

c. Identify an area within your local church that has made the gospel remain foreign
to the people and outline how you will go about contextualizing it. (6 marks)

4. The popes abused their offices in the High and Late Middle Ages
a. Compare and contrast the papal abuse of office with the abuse of office in your
denomination (8 marks)

b. Discuss the results of the rise of the papacy (8 marks)

c. Draw some lessons for life and ministry from the monastic orders that brought
revival in the Roman Catholic Church. (2 marks)

5. The crusades left a lasting conflict between Christianity and Islam
a. Critique the aim of the crusades (6 marks)

b. Evaluate the outcomes of the crusades (8 marks)

c. Given the knowledge gained in this class, outline a strategy you would use in
reaching out the Muslim community effectively. (6 marks)

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