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Dichotomy
division of an issue into only TWO simple positions thinking about issues in ‘black-and-white’ & ‘either/or’ terms
Conflation
careless co-mingling of distinct ideas into ONE undifferentiated concept
Theism
BELIEF in a personal God
Deism
BELIEF in an impersonal God
Atheism
BELIEF that God does not exist
Agnosticism
BELIEF that there is no knowledge regarding the existence or non-existence of God
Conservative Christianity
CONSERVES the beliefs of the Apostles’ Creed
Liberal Christianity
REJECTS the beliefs of the Apostles’ Creed
Fundamentalism
conflation of (1) Christianity (2) origins in 6 days (3) biblical ethics
Special Revelation
BELIEF that God communicates SPECIFIC information to humanity
General Revelation
BELIEF that God communicates GENERAL information to all of humanity
Natural Revelation
nature reflects God & some of his general attributes
Moral Revelation
human conscience & sense of morality
Metaphysics
Ultimate Beliefs:
- beliefs about the Ultimate Reality behind and beyond nature
- religious & philosophical beliefs
Intelligent Design
BELIEF that the beauty, complexity, and functionality in nature reflect rationality and the creative work of an Intelligent Designer
Teleology
BELIEF that the universe & life have an ultimate plan and ultimate purpose and that the world is moving toward an ultimate goal or final end
Dysteleology
BELIEF that the universe & life have NO ultimate plan, NO ultimate purpose, NO ultimate goal, and NO ultimate final end
Epistemology
rules of knowing, theory of knowledge
Positivism
a theory of knowledge that claims Truth is only determined by: (1) logic & (2) science
Scientism
conflation of science & secular worldview
Humanist Ethics
ethical position in which humans ALONE determine morals & values, not God as traditionally believed
Biblical Ethics
only God determines morals & values, and these are revealed in the Bible
Eisegesis
reading our views or agenda INTO a book
Exegesis
reading a book’s views or agenda OUT of it
Biblical Inerrancy
BELIEF the Bible is absolutely true & without error it was inspired by God (Holy Spirit)
Spiritual Correspondence
spiritual statements in Bible align with spiritual reality
Historical Concordism
historical statements in Bible align with human history
Scientific Concordism
scientific statements in Bible align with physical reality
Creation (Common)
origin of universe & life in six 24-hour days 6000 yrs ago
Creation (Academic)
RELIGIOUS BELIEF the world (creation) was made by a Creator
Evolution (Common)
a natural process of molecules-to-humans through blind chance only
Evolution (Academic)
SCIENTIFIC THEORY that describes the natural processes that produced the heavens, the earth, and all living organisms, including humans
Darwinism (Common)
atheistic evolution
Young Earth Creation
God created the universe & life in six 24-hour days, 6000 yrs ago
Progressive Creation
God created life progressively at different points over billions of yrs
Evolutionary Creation
Personal God created universe & life through evolution
Theistic Evolution (Common)
Impersonal God created through evolution, deistic evolution
Theistic Evolution (Academic)
Personal God created through evolution, evolutionary creation
Deistic Evolution
Impersonal God created universe & life through evolution
Dysteleological Evolution
universe & life evolved without any ultimate plan, purpose or final goal, natural processes are run by nothing but blind chance
Gen 1
the six day creation
Gen 2
the creation of adam and eve
Gen 3
The Fall (humanity and cosmic)
Gen 4
1st family, 1st murder and 1st genealogy (non-Hebrews before the flood)
Gen 5
genealogy of the Hebrews before the flood
Gen 6-9
Noah’s flood
Gen 10
The Table of Nations
Gen 11
The Tower of Babel
Interventionism
dramatic divine acts
Providentialism
subtle divine acts