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Exam One Flashcards

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What is theology?

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The Word about God
1. Theology is a discipline
2. We tend to use theology instead of philosophy

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What is doctrine?

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What is taught

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What is dogma?

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That which is fixed/established (Where there is no room for disagreement)

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Explain the Three Circles about dogma

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  1. Inclusive; where modern America falls, gets rid of everything that divides us
  2. Exclusive; where TMU falls, can get judgmental quickly
  3. Balance; where discernment is necessary
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What are the levels of the study of theology?

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  1. Presuppositions/Assumptions
  2. Exegesis
  3. Biblical Theology (PARTS)
  4. Systematic Theology (WHOLE)
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What is philosophy?

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Begins with LOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS which is a statement about REALITY from reason open to intellectual analysis leading to a WORLD-VIEW CONSTRUCT and answers questions concerning reality, knowledge, values, and being

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What are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and ontology?

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Metaphysics: reality
Epistemology: knowledge
Axiology: values
Ontology: being

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What is theology?

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Begins with EXEGETICAL PROPOSITIONS which is a statement from REVELATION open to exegetical verification leading to THEOLOGICAL DOCTRINE and answers questions concerning God, man, sin, salvation, and future

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What is Systematic Theology?

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Systematic theology attempts to catalog or systematize all the Bible teaches on a given topic.

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What are the categories of systematic theology and what do they study?

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  1. Prolegomena: Introductions
  2. Bibliology: The Bible
  3. Theology Proper: God
  4. Christology: Lord Jesus Christ
  5. Pneumatology: Holy Spirit
  6. Angelology: Angels
    1. Elect Angels
    2. Evil Angels (Demonology)
  7. Anthropology: Humanity
  8. Hamartiology: Sin
  9. Soteriology:Salvation/Sanctification
    10: Ecclesiology: The Church
    11: Eschatology: End Times
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What is Biblical Theology?

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Biblical theology is an exegetically-based analysis of the themes or emphases of a given biblical author (writings) or a particular (specific) biblical book

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What does Historical Theology look at?

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  1. Individuals from church history and what they taught
  2. Documents from church history (Creeds, catechisms, doctrinal statements)
  3. Meetings from church history
    (Councils, senates, diets, congresses)
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What is Practical Theology?

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Applied/Pastoral Theology
Implications of theology/Interested in the outcome or outworking of theology in life-context

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Orthodoxy versus Orthopraxy

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Orthodoxy: established, authorized, or acknowledged theory, belief, or doctrine (Theological Definition and Delineation)
Orthopraxy: established conduct, practice, or behavior (Practical Application and Implication)

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What is Dispensational Theology?

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A system of Biblical interpretation (hermeneutic) that seeks to understand the plan of God in light of dispensational divisions revealed progressively through revelation based upon a grammatical-historical-literal interpretation. It believes in a physical-literal future Kingdom on earth yet to be realized. (In other words: God works with certain people in certain times and certain ways)

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What are the core elements of dispensational theology?

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  1. The Church is not Israel
    • The Abrahamic Covenant is the key convenant and is unconditional
  2. The Usage of an Historical-Grammatical-Literal Hermeneutic
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What are the unconditional Biblical covenants?

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Abrahamic, Davidic, National (Land), New

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What is historical interpretation?

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The importance of the backgrounds of the Bible
The process of determining the setting in which a writing took place, by analyzing the total cultural environment of the times, and the factors and circumstances involved in the writing such as the author, readers, date, place, occasion, and purpose, and how those factors influence the meaning of the text.

Look at Event Context, Location, and Occasion

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What is grammatical interpretation?

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The importance of the text of the Bible
The process of determining the exact meaning of something written by ascertaining the meaning of words (lexicology), the form of words (morphology), the function of words (parts of speech), the history of words (etymology), and the relationship of words (syntax).

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What is rhetorical/literal interpretation?

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The importance of the literary forms of the Bible
The process of determining the literary structure of a writing, by analyzing its genre (kind of composition), structure (how the material is organized), and figures of speech (colorful expressions for literary effect), and how those factors influence the meaning of the text.

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What is covenant theology?

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The basis of God’s dealings with man soteriologically

Focuses on theological covenants (Covenants of Works, Grace, Redemption)

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What is reformed theology?

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Relation of covenant theology to the theology of Reformers (historically)

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What is federal theology?

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Latin “foedus”: Covenant, agreement, compact

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What are the core elements of Covenant theology?

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  1. The usage of a literal-non-literal hermeneutic; though many OT prophecies are intended to be interpreted literally, many are to be interpreted in a non-literal way
  2. The Church replaces Israel; the Church as Spiritual Israel
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What makes up the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy?

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  1. Princeton and the Briggs Affair: Briggs brings higher critical thinking from Germany to Princeton
  2. Writing and Distributing the Fundamentals: articulates what fundamentalists believe and why they believe it
  3. Scofield Reference Bible: 1st study Bible; very conservative work
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What are the two ideas foundational to New Theology?

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  1. Rationalism
  2. Existentialism
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Who is a key rationalist thinker?

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Rene Descartes

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What is the Descent to Despair that comes from rationalism?

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Relativism: The Loss of Reality
Pessimism: The Loss of Possibility
Skepticism: The Loss of Certainty
Cynicism: The Loss of Identity

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What is Existentialism?

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Focus on an absurd, meaningless universe that we need to give meaning to
Explores issues related to the meaning, purpose, and value of human existence

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Who is Jean-Paul Sartre?

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Existentialist; authentication by an act of the will–choice definition

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Who is Martin Heidegger?

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Existentialist; meaning through the management of angst

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Who is Karl Jaspers?

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Existentialist; meaning through the final experience

Chance Encounter

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Who is Albert Camus?

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Existentialist; the problem of absurdity in existence; suicide as the final solution

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Philosophical Outcomes of Existentialism

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Human Experience, Experiential Epistemology, Reality as Meaningless & Absurd, Freedom–but no form= MEANINGLESS EXISTENCE

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Philosophical Outcomes of Rationalism

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Human Reason; Logical-Mathematical Epistemology; Reality as Machine, Form–but no freedom= MEANINGLESS EXISTENCE

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What is bildung?

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The Prerequisite of “Self Cultivation”–Preparedness (They want self-motivated learners)

37
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What is Wissenschaft?

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The Importance of Science, Research, and Investigative Method–Process

38
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What is Weltanschauung?

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The Formation and Integration of a Worldview–Perspective

39
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Who is the father of Modern Liberal Theology?

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Friedrich Schleiermacher (to him, science informs religion)

40
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What types of beliefs come out of the German Higher Education?

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  1. Anti-supernatural bias (argues that there are no miracles; the supernatural in the Bible are all myths)
  2. Naturalism as the dominant worldview (If it can’t be explained by science, it can’t exist)
  3. Old Testament–Graft-Wellhausen Hypothesis-JEDP (1st 5 books of the Bible are not written by Moses, but by a compilation of editors)
  4. New Testament–Gospels and the Synoptic Problem (The Problem of Q)
41
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What is the Hegelian Dialectic?

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Thesis——>Antithesis
Synthesis
Thesis

42
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What is Neo-Orthodoxy and who is Karl Barth?

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Neo-Orthodoxy looks for validity and meaning in religion; Swiss theologian famous for the Barmen Declaration

Saw the fundamentalists tied up with dogma; saw the liberals as left with nothing

43
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What is the Flow Line to Theology and the Church?

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Philosophy—> The Arts—> Popular/Mass Culture—> Theology and the Church

44
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What are the sociological influences on modern theology?

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  1. Liberation Theology
  2. Ethnic Theology
  3. Feminist Theology
45
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What is liberation theology?

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SOCIOECONOMIC FOCUS
A sociological influence on modern theology which is a hybrid of gospel teaching on poor/underprivileged mixed with Marxist ideologies

46
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What is ethnic theology?

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RACIAL FOCUS
Included Black theology, Hispanic (Latinx) theology, Asian theology, and White theology

47
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What is feminist theology?

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GENDER FOCUS
Moves way past egalitarianism/complementarian into the “God is she” movement

48
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What are the philosophical influences of modern theology?

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  1. Post-Modern Theology and the Emergent Church
  2. Process Theology (Since evolution is our model, God himself is evolving; He is coming to know)
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What is the last type of influence on modern theology?

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Psychological infleunce

50
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What is the Ontological Question?

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Do you believe God exists?

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What is the Epistemological Question?

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Do you know God exists?

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What are the historical arguments for the existence of God?

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  1. Leibniz’ Argument
  2. Al-Ghazali’s Argument (The Kalam Cosmological Argument)
    Whatever begins to exist has a cause
    The Universe began to exist
    Therefore, the Universe has a cause for its existence
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What is the Cosmological Argument?

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Every existing (contingent) being in the world must have an adequate cause. The universe is contingent, therefore, the universe must have had an adequate cause sufficient to explain it.

The Duns Scotus Argument fits here.

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What is the Teleological Argument?

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The universe reveals intelligence, order, complexity, structure, and design implying the existence of an intelligent, purposeful being adequate to the production of such design.

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What is the Moral/Anthropological Argument?

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Deep sense of responsibility, “I ought”, in man and culture implies existence of someone or something that says “you shall” act in a certain manner.

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What is the Ontological Argument?

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Man can form the idea of a perfect being. Existence itself is an attribute of perfection. Therefore, the absolutely perfect being must exist.

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What is apologetics?

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The clarification and defense of the total system of Christianity with reference to specific attacks against the total system, or with reference to selective attacks against one or more of the basic elements inherent within the system.

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What is the Revelational Approach to knowing God’s existence?

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God has directly revealed Himself to humanity through Scripture, the Person of Christ, and Nature.

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What is the Intuitional Approach to knowing God’s existence?

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An inherent (intuitive, non-cognitive) knowledge about God’s existence apart from the rational cognitive process.

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What is the Evidential Approach to knowing God’s existence?

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God has left tangible proofs or evidences for His existence in history.

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What is providence?

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The arranging of circumstances and events within history for God’s ultimate purposes.

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What are miracles?

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The suspension of physical laws and science to evidence God’s involvement and interdiction in human history.

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What is the Rational Approach to knowing God’s existence?

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This approach includes the classic arguments for the existence of God based upon logical or causal inference.

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What is Theology Proper?

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The study of the doctrine of God focusing on His being, nature, and attributes within a Trinitarian perspective and understanding. For this class, our focus is on a Theistic understanding of God.

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Is God knowable?

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Yes; Knowability is also referred to as Immanence or Personal by theologians in relationship to His creation

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Is God incomprehensible?

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Yes; also referred to as Transcendence or Total-Otherness with respect to creation. God is ultimately inscrutable to the finite minds of men

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What is atheism?

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God does not exist either beyond or in the universe. Matter is eternal and self-sustaining.

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What are the two types of atheists?

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  1. Pragmatic Atheists
    More lifestyle than intellectual
  2. Dogmatic Atheists
    Militant; Neo-Atheist Movement
69
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What are ethics derived from?

For the Atheist

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  1. Nature
  2. Society
  3. Myself
70
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What is agnosticism?

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God’s existence or divine nature cannot be known with certainty

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What is Pantheism?

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“Pan”=all
“Theos”=God
God is the universe. All is god and god is all. Creator and creation exist in one self-sustaining reality.

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What is Pan-en-theism?

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Nuanced in that within nature itself there is a dominant force–as the mind dominates and controls the one body which it is a part of

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What is Deism?

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An impersonal God
God is beyond the universe but not in it (actively involved in it).
Clockmaker
Belief in the existence of God solely based on rational thought without any reliance on revealed religions or religious authority.

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What is Polytheism?

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The belief in one or more god
Not one infinite God but many finite gods

75
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What is Dualism?

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Ultimate reality is two equal and irreducible principles.
CAUTION: Christianity is not dualism. This would mean that God and satan are on the same level, however satan is finite and has already lost

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What is Apatheism?

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Not interested in accepting or rejecting claims that gods exist or do not exist
The existence of God or gods is not rejected, but may be designated irrelevant

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What is Autotheism (Apotheosis)?

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The glorification of self to divine levels and, commonly, the treatment of a human being, any other living thing, or an abstract idea in the likeness of a deity

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What is Omnism?

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The belief in “all” religions
Integrative and inclusive–broader than syncretism (picking certain ones to mesh together) in focus since it is not selective

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What is Henotheism?

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The belief in a host of gods (pantheon) from which one selects and appropriates a personal god to the exclusion of others

80
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What is the theological definition of God’s substantiality?

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That essential nature, a fundamental part, quality or aspect synonymous with essence. The essential nature of God. The substance to which all qualities adhere.

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What is the philosophical definition of God’s substantiality?

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The ontology of God; the nature of God as a being

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What is anthropomorphism?

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A figure of speech used to ascribe physical qualities for conceptual understanding (Eyes and Ears to talk about the Lord)

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What is anthrozomorphism?

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A figure of speech using animal qualities for conceptual understanding (Wings of the Lord)

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What is anthropopathism?

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A figure of speech used to ascribe emotional elements for conceptual understanding (talking about the Lord “changing his mind”)

85
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God is a ________ being

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Sentient

86
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What are the qualities of God as a sentient being?

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  1. Self-consciousness
  2. Self-determination
  3. Sensibility

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