knowledge of the existence of God Flashcards
Revelation
an act of revealing of communicating divine truth
Reason
the power of the mind to think, understand and form judgement logically
Revealed Theology
this is a type of theology that provides arguments for the existence of God based on what has been revealed to us (revelation). These revelations come primarily from scripture or religious experiences
Natural Theology
a type of theology that provides arguments for the existence of God based on reason and ordinary experience of nature
Heretic
someone who teaches the wrong thing (commits a heresy)
Immediate revelation
When God speaks directly to people to provide knowledge
Mediate Revelation
less direct learning of God through a secondary source
Grace of God
God’s unconditional and undeserved Gifts
Wisdom Literature
a genre of writing from the ancient world that talks about wisdom and virtue. In the Bible, Books such as proverbs are classified as wisdom books
faith
voluntary commitment to a belief without the need for complete evidence to support it
opinion
personal judgment/perspective of something
empiricism
a way of knowing that depends on the five senses
John calvin Sensus Divinitatis Quotes
he has enduded all men with some idea of his Godhead
the desire for God is written in the human heart
St Paul Athenians alter verse and quote
Acts 17:16-34
to an unknown god
Augustine confessions book 1 natural knowledge of God quote
you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until we find rest in you
Joseph Butler Goodness (conscience) quote
Conscience… is a natural guide, the guide assigned by the author of our nature
CCC beauty as the knowledge of the existence of God
the human person: with his openness to truth and beauty
John calvin institutes of Christian religion - beauty
The skill full ordering of the universe is for us a sort of mirror in which we van contemplate God who is otherwise invisible
Aquinas summa theologica faith
an act of the intellect assenting to the truth at the command of the will
Richard Dawkins on Religion
a persistent threat false belief held in the face of contradictory evidence
Richard Dawkins on religion ending science festival
Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the meed to think and evaluate evidence
David Hume on Faith in an enquiry concerning human understanding
a wise man… proportions his belief to evidence
Anselm’s definition of God
that which nothing greater can be conceived
