Review Material, Articles 10, 1-4 Flashcards
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6 BFHS Core Values
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- Spirituality
- Respect
- Integrity
- Stewardship
- Mercy
- Excellence
2
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Definition of Religion
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- -Religare (Latin):
- To bind back together again
- Restoring ones relationship to God
3
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3 Views of Religion Today
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- Fundamentalist
- Reductionist
- Sacramental
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Fundamentalist
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- Affirms that ones own religion is the absolute and only truth
- Radicalized understanding of Religion (ISIS)
5
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Reductionist
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- Religion is a social or psychological construct
- Clashes with Fundamentalism
6
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Sacramental
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- Sees the sacred in the world
- God and his creations are sacred and should be treated accordingly
- Own dignity and worth
7
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Four Ways of Understanding Faith
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- Assent
- Trust
- Faithfulness
- Vision
8
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Faith
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-Belief in and personal knowledge of God
9
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Faith as Assent
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- Agreement
- Giving ones mental agreement to a proposition in terms of believing that a claim or statement is true
10
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Faith as Trust
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- Truthfulness to our relationship with God
- Everything will be okay
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Faith as Faithfulness
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- Faith as a faithfulness to our relationship with God
- No doubt in our relationship
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Faith as Vision
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- Seeing the whole and seeing what is
- Seeing the world as life giving and nourishing
- Faith as a way of seeing
- Everything is interrelated and interconnected
13
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“Credo”
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-I believe in, to have faith in
14
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What should Justice demand?
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-“The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance”- John Rawls
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Rawls’ Thought Experiment (Conclusion Made)
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- Equality of freedom to the greatest extent possible
- People can do whatever they want so long as what they do does not interfere with other people’s ability to do whatever they want
- Equality of freedom to the greatest extent possible
- Social and economic inequality are acceptable provided:
- They provide a benefit to the least advantaged members of society
- The offices and positions with higher social and economic status are open and have provided equal opportunity of attainment to all members of society
- Social and economic inequality are acceptable provided: