Chapter 8 Flashcards

1
Q

According to New spirituality, human beings are ultimately what?

A

Energy fields

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2
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According to Postmodernism , religion is what?

A

A meta narrative, and true for everyone

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3
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Marx saw God as an enemy of what ?

A

Science,materialism,socialism,communism

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4
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What does the world “holy” mean ?

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Sacred, set apart, consecrated

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5
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What is contemporary form of atheism?

A

Secularism, Marxism

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6
Q

Which philosopher promoted the idea that God is merely a projection of humanity’s own making?

A

Ludwig Feuerbach

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7
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Which prominent atheist had big influence on the American educational system?

A

John Dewey

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8
Q

The belief in a multitude of deities

A

Polytheism

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9
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The belief in the existence of a God or gods

A

Theism

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10
Q

The belief that life arrived on earth from outer space

A

Panspermia

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11
Q

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

A

Spontaneous generation

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12
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The political movement that interprets the teachings of Jesus Christ as a call to liberate the poor

A

Liberation theology

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13
Q

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

A

Genetic Information theory

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14
Q

According to _________ there is no God but God.

A

Isaiah 44:6

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15
Q

Many New Spiritualist believe that after death a person’s spirit will be re-embodied through

A

Reincarnation

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16
Q

Muslims view the Christian doctrine of the ______ as heretical

A

Trinity

17
Q

Its rates that the universe was designed for human beings

A

Anthropoid principle

18
Q

The essential creed of Islam (the sharada) states, “There is no God but Allah and _____is his prophet “

A

Muhammad

19
Q

Study of God

A

Theology

20
Q

Belief that everything in the universe is ultimately divine

A

Pantheism

21
Q

A general distrust toward religion, claiming to know absolute truth about reality

A

Theological suspicion

22
Q

The belief in the existence of 1 God

A

Monotheism

23
Q

The belief in one God recognized as 3 separate and distinct person: Father, Son,holy Spirit.

A

Trinitarian Monotheism