CHOSEN COLLEGE OF THEOLOGICAL STUDIES, RESEARCH AND CHAPLAINCY, NIGERIA

ANSWER ANY ONE QUESTION

Question 1

A church member tells you: “I don’t need theology. I just read my Bible and pray. God is love, so He will not punish anyone. And since God is love, the Trinity is just three ways of saying the same thing.”

· Which communicable attribute is this person emphasizing, and which attribute are they ignoring?
· Why does the course say God cannot simply overlook sin?
· What does the module on the Trinity say about the three persons — are they three modes or three persons?
· Name one incommunicable attribute that corrects this person’s view of God.

Question 2

A student says: “I want to study angels and demons. I have heard that angels are just symbols and demons are only a projection of human fear. Also, I plan to pray to angels for protection because they are powerful.”

· What does Angelology say angels actually are, and are they eternal?
· Why is praying to angels wrong according to the course?
· What does Demonology say about the origin and final destiny of demons?
· What is the believer’s correct response to demons, according to the module?

Question 3

A preacher says: “Christ came only to show us God’s love. His death was just an example to move us to repent. Also, Jesus was only a man filled with the Spirit, not truly God. And when we are saved, we just try our best to be holy.”

· Which theory of the atonement is the preacher using, and which theory does the course call the heart of the gospel?
· What does Christology say about the two natures of Christ?
· Which order-of-salvation step does the preacher misunderstand about holiness, and what is sanctification according to the course?
· Why does the course say justification is a one-time act, not a process?

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ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTION 
Question 1
A doctoral student wants to study how a Pentecostal church in Lagos practices divine healing. She plans to hand out a survey asking members to rate their belief in healing from 1 to 5, then interview the pastor for one hour. She says her work will be "completely objective."

- Which philosophical assumption is her survey making about religious knowledge?
- What will her survey miss that interviews or observation could capture?
- Why is her claim of "complete objectivity" a mistake according to the course?
- Name one thing she must declare about her own position instead.

Question 2
A student says: "I will study Christianity in Nigeria. I will do qualitative research." When asked what design she will use, she says she does not know — she will just interview people and see what comes out.

- Name two qualitative designs from the course and say what kind of question each answers.
- What is wrong with her case being "Christianity in Nigeria"?
- What does the course mean by a "bounded case"? Give one example.
- What is one danger of starting data collection with no theory or design?

Question 3
A PhD student plans to study a mosque community. He will attend three Friday prayers, take notes on his phone, interview the imam only, and leave. He will not tell anyone he is a researcher. He also plans to compare his findings with a Buddhist temple in Thailand.

- Identify two mistakes in his fieldwork plan and explain what ethnography actually requires.
- Why is secret observation a serious ethical problem here?
- What does the course say about access through leaders only?
- What is one problem with comparing a mosque and a Buddhist temple without a clear comparative logic?