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Which Theologian Are You?

January 25, 2008 · 50 Comments

Take the quiz. Be sure to post the results here so I can get to know ya’ll better.

I was surprised. I am 100% Anslem and 100% Martin Luther. Luther I know a lot about, Anselm I need to look into more. Here’s my chart:

Which theologian are you?
You scored as a Martin Luther, the daddy of the Reformation. You are opposed to any Catholic ideas of works-salvation and see the scriptures as being primarily authoritative.
Anselm
100%
Martin Luther
100%
Karl Barth
87%
Jonathan Edwards
80%
Jürgen Moltmann
73%
John Calvin
53%
Charles Finney
53%
Friedrich Schleiermacher
47%
Augustine
33%
Paul Tillich
0%

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50 responses so far ↓

  • Eddie // January 25, 2008 at 10:06 pm | Reply

    You scored as a Anselm
    Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read ‘Cur Deus Homo?’
    Anselm
    100%
    John Calvin
    87%
    Karl Barth
    67%
    Jonathan Edwards
    67%
    Martin Luther
    60%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    53%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    47%
    Paul Tillich
    33%
    Charles Finney
    33%
    Augustine
    20%

  • Samuel // January 25, 2008 at 11:30 pm | Reply

    You scored as a Anselm
    Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read ‘Cur Deus Homo?’

    Anselm
    93%
    Karl Barth
    80%
    John Calvin
    80%
    Charles Finney
    67%
    Martin Luther
    60%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    47%
    Augustine
    47%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    33%
    Jonathan Edwards
    33%
    Paul Tillich
    7%

  • Samuel // January 25, 2008 at 11:31 pm | Reply

    80% Calvin…interesting

  • Rob // January 26, 2008 at 12:35 am | Reply

    I’m not sure I like these results.

    ou scored as a Martin Luther
    The daddy of the Reformation. You are opposed to any Catholic ideas of works-salvation and see the scriptures as being primarily authoritative.
    Martin Luther
    93%
    Karl Barth
    87%
    Anselm
    87%
    John Calvin
    80%
    Jonathan Edwards
    73%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    53%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    40%
    Paul Tillich
    20%
    Charles Finney
    20%
    Augustine
    0%

  • Eddie // January 26, 2008 at 1:05 am | Reply

    Look at it this way Rob, it could have listed Joel Osteen on there somewhere.

  • iseeitdifferently // January 26, 2008 at 1:37 am | Reply

    No, he’s under the “Cotton Candy Theologian” category!

    Rob, I agree. If I’m such a Martin Luther/anti-catholic theology, then why am I such an Anselm? He was pretty catholic.

    And Karl Barth, the neo-orthodox king? I don’t know, I guess he may have actually had some decent things to say but his attack on inerrancy of scripture grates on me.

    And where was Arminius? I mean, if you’re gonna have Luther, Calvin, Augustine and all these guys why not have the other slugger in there?

    Maybe this guy should improve the quiz a little.

    mark jr.

  • Rob // January 26, 2008 at 3:30 am | Reply

    The problem is in the wording of some of the questions. Some of the questions could have kind of double meanings. For instance, does the world need Holy Spirit revival…well if he is here to convict the world of sin, then definitely. But on the other hand most of the world doesn’t have the Holy Spirit, so revival isn’t the prescription for them.

    -r

  • IWanthetruth // January 26, 2008 at 7:06 pm | Reply

    I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. But interesting I took this quiz twicw the first time I scored under Martin Luther. After re-reading the questions more carefully this is what I scored….

    Which theologian are you?
    You scored as a 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.
    John Calvin
    100%
    Anselm
    93%
    Martin Luther
    93%
    Karl Barth
    73%
    Jonathan Edwards
    73%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    60%
    Augustine
    40%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    40%
    Paul Tillich
    40%
    Charles Finney
    33%

  • Sam // January 26, 2008 at 7:16 pm | Reply

    ????

    Which theologian are you?
    You scored as a Anselm
    Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read ‘Cur Deus Homo?’
    Anselm
    100%
    Martin Luther
    93%
    Karl Barth
    87%
    John Calvin
    87%
    Jonathan Edwards
    87%
    Charles Finney
    60%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    60%
    Augustine
    47%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    33%
    Paul Tillich
    27%

  • vincent // January 30, 2008 at 3:29 am | Reply

    John Calvin
    100%
    Karl Barth
    80%
    Anselm
    80%
    Martin Luther
    73%
    Charles Finney
    67%
    Augustine
    67%
    Jonathan Edwards
    60%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    47%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    40%
    Paul Tillich
    27%

  • Samuel Sheridan // January 30, 2008 at 4:38 am | Reply

    vince…………I can only say I am not tottally surprised…. lol

    Its all good i was 80% calvin.

  • Bill // January 30, 2008 at 5:44 pm | Reply

    I started but it hurt my brain.

    Waaaaa.

  • Seeking Disciple // January 30, 2008 at 6:56 pm | Reply

    Funny, I came out as John Calvin.

  • iseeitdifferently // January 30, 2008 at 10:35 pm | Reply

    Bill, you weenie!!

    Seeking Disciple….YOU GOTTA BE JOKING ME!!!

    That’s too funny…
    mark jr.

  • Dave // January 31, 2008 at 2:27 pm | Reply

    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.
    Anselm
    100%
    Karl Barth
    100%
    Martin Luther
    93%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    60%
    Charles Finney
    53%
    John Calvin
    53%
    Jonathan Edwards
    53%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    33%
    Paul Tillich
    33%
    Augustine
    27%

  • BereanOnTheWall // February 2, 2008 at 12:20 am | Reply

    That was a fun one.

    You scored as Martin Luther
    The daddy of the Reformation. You are opposed to any Catholic ideas of works-salvation and see the scriptures as being primarily authoritative.

    Karl Barth

    100%
    Anselm

    100%
    Martin Luther

    100%
    John Calvin

    67%
    Jonathan Edwards

    67%
    Charles Finney

    33%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher

    33%
    Paul Tillich

    33%
    Augustine

    33%
    Jürgen Moltmann

    13%

  • Bill // February 2, 2008 at 4:01 pm | Reply

    I think on the toilet a lot. Does that make me a Martin Luther, too?

  • iseeitdifferently // February 2, 2008 at 4:21 pm | Reply

    Yeah, especially if you talk with a toilet mouth like he did.
    D’oh!
    Luther cracks me up….someone once asked him how he gets rid of demonic attack and he said, “with a fart”. LOL!!!
    No wonder I don’t have oppression in my life…

    mark jr.

  • Bill // February 2, 2008 at 11:43 pm | Reply

    for those who are theologically ignorant, check this out:

    http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20041025/luther.html

  • iseeitdifferently // February 2, 2008 at 11:53 pm | Reply

    That was amazing and hilarious!
    Bill, where do you find this stuff?

    Wait, don’t answer. I’m sure it involves a laptop and a toilet…

    mark jr.

  • Bill // February 3, 2008 at 12:13 am | Reply

    I **AM** the Google-Meister!

  • Eddie // February 3, 2008 at 1:14 am | Reply

    Bill,
    How come when I read your blog entries I heard Alf’s voice??..:-)

    Eddie

  • iseeitdifferently // February 3, 2008 at 1:27 pm | Reply

    Thanks Eddie, now I’m ruined….
    …it’s a good thing I’ve actually heard Bill’s voice on the phone; that way I have reality to battle against the retardedness of my brain.

    mark jr.

  • chris // February 4, 2008 at 2:28 am | Reply

    I can’t believe I’m 80% Calvin, coming from a guy who grew up in Arminianism…Wow, maybe I should rethink my theology!

    Anselm
    100%
    John Calvin
    80%
    Jonathan Edwards
    60%
    Augustine
    60%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    53%
    Karl Barth
    47%
    Paul Tillich
    33%
    Charles Finney
    33%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    27%
    Martin Luther
    27%

  • lbolm // February 4, 2008 at 6:14 pm | Reply

    Just so you all will know which theology I seem to line up with, here is mine.

    Thanks MarkJr, that was fun!
    Love in Christ Jesus
    Jake

    Which theologian are you?
    You scored as a Martin Luther
    The daddy of the Reformation. You are opposed to any Catholic ideas of works-salvation and see the scriptures as being primarily authoritative.
    Anselm
    100%
    Martin Luther
    100%
    Karl Barth
    80%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    73%
    John Calvin
    73%
    Charles Finney
    67%
    Jonathan Edwards
    47%
    Paul Tillich
    33%
    Augustine
    33%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    27%

  • lbolm // February 4, 2008 at 6:21 pm | Reply

    What’s so funny about this thing is I have never studied any of these guys and some of them I have never heard of.
    Oh well, it was fun anyway

  • mbaker // February 5, 2008 at 1:30 am | Reply

    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.
    Karl Barth
    100%
    John Calvin
    100%
    Anselm
    100%
    Martin Luther
    67%
    Jonathan Edwards
    67%
    Augustine
    67%
    Charles Finney
    67%
    Paul Tillich
    33%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    33%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    0%

    How can you score 100% on three men who were fairly different? Weird.

  • mbaker // February 5, 2008 at 1:46 am | Reply

    Oh, and please let me add, I absolutely do not agree with Barth’s views on the inerrancy of scripture. I believe the Bible is the Living Word, from start to finish, and it is the testimony of God to His people.

  • Mary // February 5, 2008 at 7:17 am | Reply

    Karl Barth
    100%
    Anselm
    100%
    Martin Luther
    100%
    John Calvin
    93%
    Jonathan Edwards
    67%
    Charles Finney
    53%
    Augustine
    40%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    40%
    Paul Tillich
    40%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher

    I have a feeling I waffle on some off those questions and would get a different score if I took it more than once.

  • jdguffey // February 5, 2008 at 8:15 am | Reply

    You scored as a Anselm
    Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read ‘Cur Deus Homo?’

    Anselm
    100%
    Karl Barth
    80%
    John Calvin
    80%
    Martin Luther
    73%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    67%
    Charles Finney
    67%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    60%
    Jonathan Edwards
    60%
    Augustine
    47%
    Paul Tillich
    27%

    I agree with the other people that found it odd to be placed as 80% Calvinist. Personally, I reject most of his teachings and was raised in a Free Will Baptist church (_very_ Arminian). Heck, when I was in high school, my youth pastor nick-named me Jacobus (after Arminius). Oh, well. It was still pretty fun.

    Jake

  • Samuel Sheridan // February 5, 2008 at 4:52 pm | Reply

    Dude, everyone is scoring anselm. why…

    Give me answers scalpel dude…

  • iseeitdifferently // February 5, 2008 at 10:54 pm | Reply

    I don’t know Sam.
    Margaret, Mary: what’s up with you and Barth? Ha!! Yeah, his views on scripture were bunk, but that’s that old German scholarship from the 40’s.

    It’s interesting to see how much we agree with so many theologians whom we disagree with so strongly.
    And how come Arminius isn’t even in the quiz?
    Bias, anyone?

    mark jr.

  • mbaker // February 6, 2008 at 12:08 am | Reply

    Yes, I wondered if because so many folks were scoring as Anselm that maybe the author of the quiz was an Anselmic (pun intended).

    And certainly you would think that someone who had as much influence over the Christian church as Arminius would definitely be on the list.

    I still haven’t figured out after reading up on the 3 men that I scored 100% on, and seeing how differently they believed, how that can happen.

    Wow, a Barth Calvinistic Anselm. Better watch out for me, guys!

  • Mary // February 6, 2008 at 4:47 pm | Reply

    I don’t even know who Barth is. AHCH! I ‘m a heretic.

  • Brandon // February 7, 2008 at 6:23 pm | Reply

    i didn’t know half of what it was talking about. i’ll have to redo this when i have more time – i’m at school

    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.
    John Calvin
    67%
    Anselm
    60%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    60%
    Jonathan Edwards
    60%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    53%
    Martin Luther
    53%
    Charles Finney
    47%
    Karl Barth
    47%
    Augustine
    40%
    Paul Tillich
    27%

  • iseeitdifferently // February 8, 2008 at 12:11 am | Reply

    Yeah, you better redo that; I can’t have kids I pastored coming up as a Calvinist!
    LOL!!
    mark jr.

  • mbaker // February 8, 2008 at 2:16 am | Reply

    Yeah, Brandon. We seem to be pretty bad people.

  • Rachel (Sam Sheridan's sister) // February 8, 2008 at 8:47 am | Reply

    Which theologian are you?
    You scored as a Anselm
    Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read ‘Cur Deus Homo?’

    Anselm
    100%
    Karl Barth
    87%
    Charles Finney
    67%
    Jonathan Edwards
    53%
    Martin Luther
    53%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    33%
    Augustine
    33%
    John Calvin
    33%
    Paul Tillich
    27% Jürgen Moltmann
    0%

  • Mary // February 8, 2008 at 4:36 pm | Reply

    wait,
    ha! ha! Mark you are 100% Martin Luther? Your buddy that you like so much? hahahahahahah!

    so i took it again and purposely changed my last answer and came out Anselm.

    So it seems to pivot with me on: is man’s main problem that he failed to give God what was due Him.
    or
    one cannot understand the word apart from the revelation of Jesus Christ.

    That’s hard to choose between. I guess if you are looking down the barrel of history it would be the first one-failure to render unto God what is due Him.

    very interesting. wonder how accurate this quiz was.

  • Matthew // February 10, 2008 at 5:51 am | Reply

    It seems to me that the quiz maker ignored the more controversial/possibly heretical subject matter of some of the theologians and stuck to the more tried and true stuff. For example, if you come out with Barth it doesn’t mean you follow his thoughts on the Bible – since the quiz doesn’t even ask about that – instead it means you strongly agree with his rejection of liberal theology and his emphasis on the revelation of God being based on Jesus Christ. Same with Anselm and his catholic views or Luther and his replacement theology.

    I think the quiz maker exercised wisdom in making that decision.

  • Brandon // February 13, 2008 at 8:00 am | Reply

    lol, why did i get the lowest scores? does that mean i won?

    What’s eschatology?

    You scored as a Anselm
    Anselm is the outstanding theologian of the medieval period.He sees man’s primary problem as having failed to render unto God what we owe him, so God becomes man in Christ and gives God what he is due. You should read ‘Cur Deus Homo?’
    Anselm
    80%
    Charles Finney
    73%
    Jonathan Edwards
    67%
    Martin Luther
    67%
    Karl Barth
    60%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    60%
    John Calvin
    53%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    53%
    Augustine
    40%
    Paul Tillich
    40%

  • Bryan Purtle // March 5, 2008 at 8:41 am | Reply

    Well, I scored as Karl Barth.
    Surprise, surprise.
    :)

  • thegreycoats // March 16, 2008 at 1:34 pm | Reply

    Which theologian are you?
    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.
    Karl Barth
    87%
    John Calvin
    87%
    Martin Luther
    80%
    Anselm
    80%
    Friedrich Schleiermacher
    73%
    Jürgen Moltmann
    73%
    Jonathan Edwards
    73%
    Augustine
    40%
    Paul Tillich
    40%
    Charles Finney
    40%
    hmmm. well that was interesting. i mean i like barth ok. but i dont know . i agree with rob some of the questions were to ambiguous. and it set me down to 2 things at the end the revelation of Christ or the sovreingty of God. I am not sure the 2 can be seperated so i went with Christ and got barth.

  • mbaker // March 16, 2008 at 3:58 pm | Reply

    Gc,

    Exactly the same thing happened to me. I chose the revelation of Christ, since that’s what our belief hinges upon. Also I noticed that if you were on neutral ground on some of the questions and chose an answer somewhere in the middle that made a difference in who’s camp you wound up in too.

  • lbolm // March 18, 2008 at 4:02 pm | Reply

    I was reminded of this from Joshua :
    13And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
    14And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
    15And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

    At the end of the day, all that really matters is found in what the captain of the Lord’s host said to Joshua, I am here from the Lord and I am on His side [paraphrase mine]. The question then should be to us, which side are you on?

    As for me and my house, we will serve The Lord !

    Love in Christ Jesus
    Jake

  • Brandon // March 19, 2008 at 3:10 am | Reply

    err, i guess mark deleted my comment… I see your point and everything, and it’s a good one…

    But I honestly wonder why the angel didn’t tell him not to worship him because we’re only suppose to worship, ya know, God and Jesus…

    So, I don’t mean to like bash your scripture reference, in all politeness, and humbly… I just wonder…

  • lbolm // March 19, 2008 at 8:44 pm | Reply

    Brandon,
    In response to your question, I am posting the commentary from Matthew Henry. I would rather you see it from a more recognized source than from me.

    “The Captain of the Lord’s host appears to Joshua”

    We read not of any appearance of God’s glory to Joshua till now. There appeared to him one as a man to be noticed. This Man was the Son of God, the eternal Word. Joshua gave him Divine honours: he received them, which a created angel would not have done, and he is called Jehovah, chap. 6:2. To Abraham he appeared as a traveller; to Joshua as a man of war. Christ will be to his people what their faith needs. Christ had his sword drawn, which encouraged Joshua to carry on the war with vigour. Christ’s sword drawn in his hand, denotes how ready he is for the defence and salvation of his people. His sword turns every way. Joshua will know whether he is a friend or a foe. The cause between the Israelites and Canaanites, between Christ and Beelzebub, will not admit of any man’s refusing to take one part or the other, as he may do in worldly contests. Joshua’s inquiry shows an earnest desire to know the will of Christ, and a cheerful readiness and resolution to do it. All true Christians must fight under Christ’s banner, and they will conquer by his presence and assistance.

    I hope that answers your question.
    Love in Christ Jesus
    Jake

  • Brandon // March 19, 2008 at 10:49 pm | Reply

    Wow, thanks Jake, that was awesome…

    So then it was Jesus Christ? Amazing…

    I really appreciate the answer, thanks!!!!

  • iseeitdifferently // March 19, 2008 at 11:45 pm | Reply

    Brandon, stay on topic dude…that’s why I deleted you man.
    I’m just trying to keep track of the little foxes…and you have my email and can always ask me those questions to so we don’t chit-chat here…and Jake, that was a good answer. Well, you know what I mean….good resource…whatever.
    Thanks.

    mark jr.

  • lbolm // March 21, 2008 at 2:04 pm | Reply

    I will take this opportunity to share something I got about 7 years ago. It is in my new post and deals with “Sinner Saved Br Grace”.

    http://lbolm.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/a-sinner-saved-by-grace-well-which-one-are-you-2/

    Love in Christ Jesus
    Jake

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