Origins - Definitions

Question 1

Fundamentalist

Answer 1

Fundamentalists or Literalist christinans
Take the word of the bible literally and believe everything happened exactly as it’s written in the bible. Their beliefs are based on faith alone

Question 2

Liberal christian’s

Answer 2

They look at the bible and symbolically and base their beliefs on faith and science reason. An examples of a liberal christian is Pope Francis

Question 3

Scientific materialist

Answer 3

They completely reject religious explanations for the origins of life and universe, instead looking to empirical evidence and proof which can be trialed and tested. An example of a scientific materialist is Richard Dawkins

Question 4

General revelation

Answer 4

The ways in which God makes himself known to everyone. E.g. the beauty and complexion of the natural beauty world

Question 5

Special revelation

Answer 5

When God reveals himself directly to an individual or group - he has chose these people especially e.g Moses and the burning bush

Question 6

Empirical

Answer 6

Originating in or based on observations or experience

Question 7

Ex nihilo

Answer 7

Out of nothing

Question 8

Imago dei

Answer 8

In Gods image