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34 Cards in this Set
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Theology |
The study of God |
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Natural Theology |
What can be known about God through the natural power of human reason |
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Matter |
A kind of being that 1. Has parts 2. Occupies Space 3. Can lose existance |
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Spirit |
A kind of being that 1. Has NO parts 2. Does NOT occupy space 3. Immortal (Can NOT lose existence) |
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Soul |
The life principle of a living material thing |
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Immortal |
Having a beginning, but no end |
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Infinite |
Without boundaries or limits |
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Eternal |
Not being subject to change and thus not subject to time. |
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Omnipresent |
He is where he operates. God keeps the universe alive |
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Ex nihilo |
Ex=From Nihilo= Nothing From nothing |
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Omniscience |
Infinite knowledge |
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Omnipotence |
Infinite power |
"Potence" = power |
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Good |
That which perfects a things nature |
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Evil |
An absence or negation of a perfection due to a things nature |
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Hinduism |
Eastern religion |
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Brahman |
God 1 Standard Devine attributes 2. Impersonal 3. Identical with the universe universe |
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Atman |
Infinite self |
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god (lowercase) |
Manifestation of an aspect of Brahman |
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Trimurti |
Trinity of the supreme being |
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Brahma |
Creation |
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Vishnu |
Preserver |
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Shiva |
The destroyer |
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Om Aum |
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Avatar |
Incarnation of a god |
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Karma |
Doctrine of cause and effect in morally just universe |
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Maya |
Universe as it appears to be distinct from Brahman |
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Enlightenment |
Lived intuitive awareness of one's identity with Brahman |
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Moksha |
Liberation from the cycles of rebirth to merge into Brahman |
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Reincarnation |
Doctrine that soul is reborn |
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Jnama yoga |
A way to approach union with Brahman through knowledge/study |
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Bhatki Yoga |
A way to approach union with Brahman through love/devotion |
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Karma yoga |
A way to approach union with Brahman through action/ work |
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Raja yoga |
A way to approach union with Brahman through meditation. |
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Time |
The dimension of reality allows changed to be recognized and measured. |
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