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8 Cards in this Set

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Individualism
DEF:
Universe/lifestyle is centered on myself
POS:
-Acknowledges the extent of our freedom and the responsibility that comes with freedom
-Affirms my need to make a difference
-Recognizes the strength of chosen beliefs
-Through Utilitarian,there is personal achievement and material success
-Through Expressive, there is freedom to express our uniqueness against constraints
CRIT:
-Is constructed on a flawed view of reality
-Is constructed on a flawed view of human nature
-Has a flawed view of freedom and achievement
Consumerism
DEF:
Believes we can find fulfillment by wealth and what comes with it
POS:
-I determine how to use my resources
-Promotes competition and new ideas
CRIT:
-Is reductionistic in defining our needs
-Redefines our values
- Degenerating consumerism by starting with good making it an absolute good
-People are reduced to objects to satisfy our fulfillment
-Relationships become transactional, tradeoffs to fulfill our needs
-Reduces everything to categories that can be resolved with wealth (ex: sex vs love)
Nationalism
DEF:
The imbalanced and distorted form of something that is good-patriotism
POS:
-Help us avoid individualism
-Help overcome narrow tribalism
-Provide for the common good
-Aid us in understanding ourselves
CRIT:
-Transform that which should be measured into the standard measurement
-"the other" is viewed as a challenger
-Overreaches in its demand for loyalty
-Ignores the transnational nature of Christianity
-Compels people to be proud of what they are doing (depends)
Moral Relativism
DEF:
No right, no wrong, I'm free
POS:
-Helps us recognize moral selectivity
-Illuminates the inadequacy of legalism
-Forces us to be more reflective abouy ethical positions and methods
CRIT:
-Can't make intellectual case for MR
-No one can live as a relativist
-Undercuts the principles of fairness and justice
-Results in the lowest common moral denominator
-Internally inconsistent
Naturalism
DEF:
Life can be explained in natural/material terms
POS:
- -Recognizes the value of science
-Acknowledges the importance of reason
-Is correct in its quest for unity and its desire to solve earthly problems
-Can affirm science without falling into scientism
-Doesn't cut God out of the picture
CRIT:
-Diminishes the status of human beings
-Undercuts rationality
-Cannot define progress or explain purpose
-No room for God, miracles or souls
-Science is a form of salvation
The New Age
DEF:
Endeavors to help individuals recognize their inner divinity
POS:
-Recognizes and gives priority to the spiritual dimension
-Reminds us of common problems within organized religion
-Correctly questions Enlightenment rationality as truth's gatekeeper
CRIT:
-Replaces the one-sidedness of materialistic with a one-sided spiritualism
-Envisions self-salvation
-Justify its own agenda
-Spirals toward irrationality
-Nature (mother-earth) becomes worship

Postmodern Tribalism
DEF:
My tribe then my worldview
POS:
-Help us develop empathy
-Help Christians recognize dependence on alien definitions of power
-Help Christians recognize the systemic aspect of sin
-Culture provides a way of ordering life
CRIT:
-Assumes cultural determinism
-Relativizes "tribes" while absolutizing "my tribe"
-Degenerates into just another power play
-Creates a culture (&cult) of victimhood
-Is culturally reductionist
Salvation by Therapy
DEF:
Therapist has replaced the pastor or priest for relational and behavioral assistance
POS:
-The integration of psychology with Christianity acknowledges what we already do
-Psychology helps us remember that salvation, in its broadest sense, is a process
-Psychology reminds us of how closely we are connected to our past and our relationships
-Christianity and psychology both seek healing and health
-Both acknowledge that human flourishing requires love, acceptance and respect
CRIT:
-Many psychological approaches assume a high level of determinism
-Psychology oftern works from a reductionist understanding of human life
-SbT reduces the human problem to a psychological problem
-SbT assumption of value-free psychology is a myth