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Christian Thought 2
Exam 2
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
02/15/2011

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Perichoresis
Definition
All members of the Trinity are involved in every area of God's activity in the world
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Unitarianism
Definition
Denial of the Trinity
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Generation
Definition
Function which distinguishes the Father from the Son.
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Procession
Definition
Function which distinguishes the Spirit from the other members of the Trinity
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Economic trinity
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Functional definition of the Trinity
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Trinity
Definition
God is one essence but three centers of consciousness or independent realities sharing the same will, nature and essence.
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Prayer
Definition
Participation in the community of the Trinity.
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Person
Definition
Something incomprehensible, willful and free
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Modalism
Definition
The terms "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" do not refer to distinct persons in the Godhead, only to successive representations.
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Social Trinity
Definition
The community of love within the Trinity
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Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (1)
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Belief in the one true God
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Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (2)
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Acknowledgement that Jesus is Lord
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Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (3)
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Experience of the indwelling Holy Spirit
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Economic Trinity
Definition
The Father acts, through the Son, by the agency of the Holy Spirit
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Watch maker
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Theological
Term
The universal code of morality
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Anthropological
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The infinite is necessary for the existence of the finite.
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Ontological
Term
The idea of God- definition.
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Ontological
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The absolute mind.
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Anthropological
Term
That which no greater than can be conceived.
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Ontological
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Specific details of the universe- design.
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Teleological
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Human existence as a moral creature.
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Anthropological
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God as the supremely perfect being.
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Ontological
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God as necessary existence.
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Ontological
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God as cause of the universe- beginnings
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Cosmological
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Evolution
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Teleological
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Duty and supreme law-giver.
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Anthropolical
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Aquinas' 5 ways- parts 4-5.
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Teleological
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Aquinas' 5 ways- 1-3.
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Cosmological
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Also called the moral argument.
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Anthropological
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A purely rational approach which requires no evidence provided by the senses or experience
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Ontological
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"Big Bang"
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Cosmological
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"I follow Zeus, you follow Neptune."
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Henotheism
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"No knowledge"
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Agnosticism
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Animism
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Polytheism
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Belief in only one true God
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Monotheism
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Contradictory beliefs joined into a single religious system.
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Syncretism
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Denies the existence of any god.
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Atheism
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Everything is god and god is everything
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Pragmatism
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Everything is god, but god is not everything.
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Panentheism
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Explaining and defending the Christian faith.
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Apologetics
Term
god is not personal and everything will eventually unite with this absolute.
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Monism
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If an action brings pleasure it is good or right.
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Hedonism
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If God exists no one can know him
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Agnosticism
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If it works it is good or right
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Pragmatism
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Islam, Judaism, Christianity
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Theism
Term
Many founding fathers fit this category (hint: not evangelical Christian)
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Deism
Term
Multiple gods
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Polytheism
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Multiple gods but personal commitment to only one.
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Henotheism
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Personal creator god, distinct from creation, continually interacting with creation.
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Theism
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Personal god, distinct from creation yet not involved in an ongoing way.
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Deism
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The created universe is the body and god is the "soul" of universe.
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Pantheism
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The past and future act of God.
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Creation
Term
Self-determining, active agents with goals, plans and purposes
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Willful
Term
Our knowledge of God and people is partial.
Definition
Incomprehensibility
Term
God works in human history
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Immanence
Term
God perceives all events simultaneously
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Omniscient
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God is separate from creation.
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Immanence
Term
God is faithfully present through time.
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Eternality
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God is active within the universe.
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Immanence
Term
God is able to bring to completion the divine design for creation.
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Omnipotent
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God enters freely into relationship with the universe.
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Transcendence
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God enjoys a direct view of every occasion in the universe.
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Omnipresent
Term
God alone has the right to declare what creation should be.
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Sovreignty
Term
God is involved with the natural processes.
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Immanence
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Fights the idea of pantheism.
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Transcendence
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Fights the idea of deism
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Immanence
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Example of God's goodness.
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Compassion
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All-present
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Omnipresent
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All-powerful
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Omnipotent
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All-knowing
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Omniscient
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Actions are beyond the control of others.
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Free
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Day of the Lord
Definition
The time of God's judgment on the world
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Dispensationalism
Definition
God works with humans in distinct ways in different periods of history
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Docetism
Definition
Jesus only appeared to be human.
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Election
Definition
God's choosing of people for specific purposes.
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Equivocal
Definition
Words that have more than one meaning.
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Eucharist
Definition
"I give thanks"; communion
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Free will
Definition
The idea that human behavior is self-caused.
Term
What made Moses great is that when he saw the burning bush, he______.
Definition
Turned aside.
Term
C.S. Lewis said of most Christians that "we are far too easily_______.
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Pleased
Term
"Instead of focusing on the__________. Jesus focused on the _________...of spiritual life."
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Boundaries....Center
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In order to succedd, Ortberg says that we have to ____________rather than to_______ to be like Jesus.
Definition
Pray....Try.
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