Chapter 8

Question 1

The belief in a multitude of deities

Answer 1

Polytheism

Question 2

The belief in the existence of a God or gods

Answer 2

Theism

Question 3

The belief that life arrived on earth from outer space

Answer 3

Panspermia

Question 4

The belief that non living matter produced living matter through purely natural processes

Answer 4

Spontaneous generation

Question 5

Is the political movement that interprets the teachings of Jesus Christ as a call to liberate the poor

Answer 5

Liberation theology

Question 6

States that that complexity and information within DNA molecules reveal evidence for design

Answer 6

Genetic information theory

Question 7

According to - there is no god but God

Answer 7

Isaiah 44:6

Question 8

Many new spiritualists believe that after death a persons spirit will be re embodied through -

Answer 8

Reincarnation

Question 9

Muslims view the Christian doctrine of the - as heretical

Answer 9

Trinity

Question 10

The - states that the universe was designed for human beings

Answer 10

Anthropic principle

Question 11

The essential creed of Islam states there is no God but allah and - is his prophet

Answer 11

Muhammad

Question 12

The physical law that leads scientists to believe that the universe had a beginning is -

Answer 12

Second law of thermodynamics

Question 13

Define theology

Answer 13

Study of God

Question 14

Define atheism

Answer 14

Belief that god does not exist

Question 15

Define pantheism

Answer 15

Belief that everything in the universe is divine

Question 16

Theological suspicion

Answer 16

General distrust toward any religion claiming to know absolute truth

Question 17

Define trinitarian monotheism

Answer 17

One god but three separate entities , father son and Holy Spirit

Question 18

What is wrong with postmodernisms claim that truth cannot be objectively known

Answer 18

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Question 19

Define religious pluralism , what is the difference between descriptive and prescriptive pluralism

Answer 19

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