Theology and the Big Questions
Like Duolingo, but for Theology and the Big Questions. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
21 levels across 4 sections, about 42 minutes end to end, roughly 8 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Starting the Search, The Logic of God, Handling the Hard Parts, and The Art of Debate. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Theology and the Big Questions
- Theology is defined as 'faith seeking understanding'
- Metaphysics looks at the fundamental nature of reality beyond physical matter
- Theology uses logical reasoning to explore and clarify beliefs
- Physical sciences deal with what is observable and measurable
- Faith and reason are seen as complementary tools in theological study
- Metaphysical questions include things like the nature of existence or the soul
- Theology as an intellectual pursuit
- Metaphysics vs Physical Science
- A worldview is the 'lens' through which people interpret reality
- You can know what a unicorn is (essence) without it actually being real (existence)
- No one is completely neutral; everyone starts with certain assumptions
- The scope of metaphysics compared to physical sciences
- Identifying a person's worldview is the first step in a theological debate
- In metaphysics, 'what' a thing is does not automatically mean it 'is'
- This distinction helps theologians discuss the nature of God versus created things
- Science focuses on the mechanisms and processes of the physical world (how)
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Theology and the Big Questions the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
If you are asking questions about the very nature of reality that go beyond just physical objects, what are you studying?
Get it right to open this lesson and 20 more in the app.
Where Theology and the Big Questions takes you
Explore the intersection of faith and logic. Learn to build rock-solid arguments using the wisdom of Aristotle and Aquinas while mastering the art of metaphysical debate.
- 1
Starting the Search
- Thinking Beyond the Physical
- Aristotle’s Search for the Source
- 2
The Logic of God
- Aquinas and the Five Ways
- Balancing Faith and Reason
- 3
Handling the Hard Parts
- The Problem of Evil
- The Limits of Language
- 4
The Art of Debate
- Tools for Theological Argument
4 sections · 7 units · 21 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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