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14 Cards in this Set
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T/F: According to McGrath, "faith" is best defined as a "weak form of knowledge" |
False |
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T/F: According to McGrath, God's existence can be proven using reason |
False* |
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T/F: According McGrath, Thomas Aquinas used "Five Ways" to illustrate the intelligibility of God's existence. |
True |
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T/F: According to McGrath, Willian Paley's idea that the world displays intelligent design— akin to a watch giving evidence of a watchmaker— has been challenged with alternate explanations for the complexity of the universe. |
True |
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T/F: According to McGrath, "proofs" of God's existence are of little help in understanding God. |
False* |
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T/F: According to Blaise Pascal, we understand God not merely with our head but also with the heart. |
True |
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T/F: According to Pope John Paul II, the study of philosophy is useless to those who are thinking about God |
False |
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T/F: According to thinkers such as John Polkinghorne, though philosophical or scientific arguments cannot prove the claims of faith, they can give hints concerning those claims, and can corroborate those claims. |
True |
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T/F: According to Martin Luther, faith is assenting to the historical existence of Jesus Christ |
False* |
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T/F: According to Martin Luther, faith is not just agreeing to the truth of God's existence, but also trusting God. |
True |
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T/F: According to Martin Luther, faith produces union with Christ |
True |
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T/F: According to McGrath, thinkers have used reason to attempt answering the question of how a good God can allow evil and suffering. |
True |
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T/F: According to McGrath, Jürgen Moltmann and Dietrich Bonhoffer do not try to explain why God allows suffering, but they do try to explain God's posture toward/with us in the face of suffering |
True |
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T/F: According to John Calvin, faith is believing that God exists. |
False* |
