God Image Survey

God Image Survey 16. Forgiving Agree Disagree There is no right or wrong answer. Consider this a tool, a stepping-off point into deeper, more 17. Friendly meaningful reflection. Agree Disagree

Based on your personal understanding, what do 18. Disappointed by humanity’s treatment of one you think God is like? (Please mark only one.) another Agree Disagree 1. A cosmic force in the universe Agree Disagree 19. Wrathful Agree Disagree 2. Indifferent Agree Disagree 20. Kingly Agree Disagree 3. Formless Agree Disagree 21. Loving Agree Disagree 4. Angered by the state of the world Agree Disagree 22. Motherly Agree Disagree 5. Concerned with my personal well-being Agree Disagree 23. Punishing Agree Disagree 6. Displeased by human sin Agree Disagree 24. Yielding Agree Disagree 7. Will pass judgment after we die, but not before Agree Disagree Scoring Key The questions are divided into four types: A,B,C,D. 8. Has had little or nothing to do with the world Circle the following questions you marked as since it began “agree”. Add up the number of “agree” responses Agree Disagree for each question grouped below.

9. Cares about human suffering but doesn’t 4 6 11 20 23 19 (A) interfere Agree Disagree 5 16 17 21 22 24 (B)

10. Pure energy 7 9 12 14 15 18 (C) Agree Disagree 1 2 3 8 10 13 (D) 11. All-powerful Agree Disagree How angry do you believe God is? How engaged in 12. Allows us to stray worldly and personal affairs do you believe God is? Agree Disagree A: Authoritarian: God has both a high level of 13. Has no human characteristics or emotions engagement and a high level of anger. Agree Disagree B: Benevolent: God has a high level of engagement and a low level of anger. 14. Analytical C: Critical: God has a low level of engagement and Agree Disagree a high level of anger. D: Distant: God has a low level of engagement and 15. Concerned by removed from worldly affairs low level of anger. Agree Disagree