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This 4 page paper provides a synopsis of this chapter in Avery Dulles' book, Models of Church. Four models or approaches to revelation, those experiences between God and man, are discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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everything. They do not want to place themselves in second place, not even to have God above them. Some people just do not want to believe in revelation as it
is described in Scripture. To these people, Revelation is just a description of ancient things and ancient thoughts. The author is also correct when he says that todays people are
overcome with what they interpret as the "silence of God" (Dulles 1991, p. 68). With scientists, philosophers, believers and non-believers all involved in such discussions, many begin to feel that
the "belief in revelation is sometimes felt to dehumanize man" (Dulles 1991, p. 168). Dulles argues for the proposition that revelation is mystery. Revelation is a communication from God Himself
to map the future. It is to tell us what we can expect if we do not follow Him. The author believes the appropriate way to approach Revelation is to
use different models, each of which can be linked to different ecclesiological types and to different forms of Christology. For instance, in traditional Roman Catholic theology, it is the Church
who is the guardian of Revelation. Since the Church operates by laws of a sort, it is the Church who will teach its members what it wants people to know
about Revelation. Catholics are expected to obey the Church and her officers who are divinely appointed. Dulles points out that the Church is deemed to be infallible and thus,
this model of approaching Revelation is "highly juridical, authoritarian, and propositional" (Dulles 1991, p. 169). While there are still many die-hards holding on to this authoritative position, we saw leading
theologians of every faith changing their thinking in the 20th century. Mostly, these theologians began writing about Revelation "as personal communion with God" (Dulles 1991, p. 171). One, for
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