second test vocab Flashcards
Creatio ex nihlio
creation out of nothing
Deism
belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe.
Hierarchical dualism
divides creation into 2 material and spiritual
Holism
the theory that parts of a whole are in intimate interconnection, such that they cannot exist independently of the whole, or cannot be understood without reference to the whole,
Providence
gods caring provision for his people as he guides them in their journey of faith
Preservation
refers to gods work and will in upholding all of creation
Concurrence
describes gods work and with all that he has made
Governance-
indicates gods work in guiding all things to the purpose for which they have been made and gods active rule over creation
Theodicy-
- tries to justify gods actions in light of the existence of evil
Theological anthropology-
the doctrine of the human being what sort of creatures we are and what we are like /////considering human life from within god creation
Psychosomatic unity-
a creature who is always physical and spiritual
Materialism
a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values the doctrine that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications.
Nonreductive physicalism
a kind of materialism that still recognizes the human being in relationship with god
Holistic dualism
from the hierarchical dualism that degrades the body
Substantial view
sees human beings as sharing in some view of the image of god
Functional view
emphasizing the unique function human beings have in caring for gods creation
Relational view
often beginnings with Gods tribune nature emphasizing Gids life as perfect relationship between father-son and holy spirit
Imago Dei
created in the image of God
Original sin
the tendency to sin innate in all human beings, held to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. The concept of original sin was developed in the writings of St. Augustine.
Pelagian-
heterodox Christian theological position that holds that the original sin did not taint human nature and that humans by divine grace have free will to achieve human perfection.
Immutability
unchanging over time
Impassibility-
not subject to the passion or suffering
Apollinarianism
- Apollinaris of Laodicea attempts to solve the problem of Jesus by suggesting that he must have been less than fully human
Eutychianism
presents a Jesus whose humanity has been undone by God
Monophysitism
because it sees the incarnate Jesus as having only one nature
Nestorian-
saw that Jesus is divine and human but wanted to keep the natures separate in important ways
Council of Chalcedon
worked through the questions raised by the Christological heresies and it resulted in a doctrinal statement defining boundaries for Christians talking about Jesus and his identity
Two natures
-both divine and human
Hypostatic union
the combination of divine and human natures in the single person of Christ
Communication of attributes
Christological concept about the interaction of deity and humanity in the person of Jesus Christ.
Particularity-
used in theology to point out the goodness of a God whose love extends to particuluars
Theotokos-
Mother of God
