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56 Cards in this Set
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BioLogos/theistic evolution |
belief that god is the source of all life and that life expresses the will of God |
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complementary |
science + religion work together to form a more complete understanding (address same questions in different ways) |
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integration |
harmony between subjects |
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theory |
fundamental principles of a science or discipline |
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hypothesis |
presents a question due to uncertainty in science
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atheist (strong version) |
firm conviction that no God exists
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agnostic - strong |
believes there is no way to know if god exists |
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ultraliteral creationism |
Genesis 1-11 as scientific and historical fact |
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YEC |
young earth creationists - 10,000 y/o universe |
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Intelligent design |
life is irreducibly complex, so an intelligent creator must've stepped in
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non-overlapping magisteria |
compartmentalizing science and faith. Complete separation (deprives embracing of either fully)
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god of the gaps |
causes theological arguments to be destroyed once science finds answers for them
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big bang/singularity |
earliest point in the universe
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creatio ex nihilo |
the belief that God created this world out of nothing |
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cosmological coincidences/improbabilities |
Suggests a divine force since everything happened so perfectly despite the improbable |
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fine-tuned universe |
The world somehow was the perfect setting to yield organic life |
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anthropic principle (strong version) |
the universe must have properties that make inevitable the existence of intelligent life |
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moral law |
right from wrong |
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conversion |
adoption of new beliefs
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prayer |
seeking fellowship with God, learning about him |
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theologian |
thinks critically about how a religious community expresses its faith in god through words and actions |
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Torah |
a name given to the first five books of the bible because of their emphasis on laws and moral instruction |
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beliefs |
expressions of religious faith |
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covenant |
a voluntary agreement that lovingly unites people with god |
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orthopraxis |
acting according to one's faith |
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anointed |
transliterated "Messias" from Hebrew and translated to the Greek "Christos," this term describes David and his descendants ans Israel's kings |
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prophets |
the words of these phenomenal people were intended for their own times |
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social injustice |
first Isaiah warned the Israelites about this way of living in relation to the poor, orphans, and widows |
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dynamis |
mighty works performed by Jesus underscored by his teachings about the Kingdom of God |
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Israel |
the "suffering servent" described by Deutero-Isaiah during the time of the Babylonian Exile |
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religion |
an organized way of knowing and orienting oneself to the subject of worship |
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virtues |
Prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude |
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mystical |
the type of theology that focuses on the quest for a loving union with god |
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creed |
the basic expressions of faith shared and recited by members of a religious community |
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conversion |
the transformation of a person from unbelief and sinful behavior to surrender in faith and actions to god |
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excommunication |
the action taken to remove someone from membership in a religious community that bars his/her receiving the sacraments |
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indulgences |
sold in the 16th century in one area of present day Germany to decrease the time a dead relative would spend in purgatory |
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Council of Trent |
the ecumenical council of bishops that initiated reform within the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th century |
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jihad |
basic meaning is "struggle" or "striving" to lead a life according to god's will |
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Reformation |
begun as an effort to correct abuses within the Roman Catholic church but lead to the formation of new Christian churches |
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encyclical |
the type of letter written and issued by the primary leader of the Roman Catholic Church |
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heresty |
a notion that is contrary to faith expressed by a religious community |
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magisterium |
the teaching authority held by the collaboration of all bishops of the RCC |
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Qur'an |
the primary source of one of the Abrahamic religions |
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hypostatic union |
denotes two natures of Jesus the Christ in one person |
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hermetic |
St.Antony's type of monasticism |
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sacramentality |
a term used to express the understanding that god is self-revealing and can be known to a limited extent through the visible, sensable world |
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Incarnation |
the Christian dogma that God became flesh/assumed human nature in the person of Jesus the Christ |
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Zakat/Zakah |
one of the five pillars of Islam requiring Muslims to help poor people |
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homoousia |
the term used in the creeds to indicate that the son of god has the same substance as god the father |
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ecumenical |
the type of council when all the bishops of the catholic church gather to make doctrinal and pastoral decisions |
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grace |
god's continuing help offered to people whether or not they are open to receiving it and respond |
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sola fide |
the principle that a person can have a right and lasting relationship with god through faith alone |
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spirituality |
a natural ability of the human person to seek meaning and purpose in life when relating to others, the world, and to God |
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agnostic (weak) |
does not know if god exists |
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agape |
selfless giving without the expectation of return |
