test #2 Flashcards
Postmodernism
Critical Legal studies
Cosmic Humanism
self-law
Marxism
proleteriat law
Secular Humanism
positive law
Islam
shariah law
Christianity
natural/divine law
p 285 in what ways has God revealed his law to us
natural law- revealed to us through general revelation
divine law - Comes from the character of God we know this from the Bible (special revelation)
p 287 What are Christian’s law concepts
source- divine law (shows the character of God)
character of God (moral order reflects)
image bearers - having a conscience (we have meaning/we are not an accident)
incarnation (God the creator became God the redeemer, and we now have more meaning)
judgement (God will judge us for what we have done on earth)
p 295 critique of the islamic law Christian v. Islam what is the difference
They are always trying to do good works to get into heaven.
They are not free.
Tyranny within their religion
Limited by the law
p 304 what is the bourgeoisie law?
It is the desires of the class, that makes up the law.
p 304 What is the proletariat law?
A legal system that is established by the state authority that favors the interests of the working people
p 304 Where did the marxist law come from?
Law come about because of the struggle between class divisions, different human beings interaction with each other. We have to get along with each other, so that is why they made up the law.
p 309/10 How does the post modernist see law
It comes from yourself, it is subjective no moral absolutes. They are more concerned with the consequences that happen right away, and not the ones that happen down the road
wb p 195 How does christianity react to entertainment ?
offended-withdraw
distracted - we become like our culture, we forget our morality, or we take what the world is doing and out “Christian” on it
distressed - we need to know both what the Bible says and the world, we are to be in the world not of it
What is the story of Athens
Paul goes to talk to someone…………………….
What is the story of Athens
Paul goes to talk to someone who is very religious, but with idols. The person he talks to realizes that there might be another god. Paul starts a conversation as I see you are very religious…. I know the God you are missing.
wb p 196 What is the importance about the quotes
Look at the book, they are all different but all show that we get caught up in our entertainment.
wb p 196 How does entertainment shape culture?
It embodies the worldview ideas
It changes how we think
wb p 197 What is the frame work to be able to critique what is happening around you
form – is it well done? (quality)— Excellent
Content – What is it saying? (message)— True
Function – What is the purpose? (effect)— Noble
wb p 199 What is the place of the the arts
world view is behind all of the creative arts …………
wb p 199 What is the place of the the arts in a worldview?
world view is behind all of the creative arts, it is always being put into your brains. Everyone has a worldview, and it is expressed through art.
wb p 200 What does the BIble say about artistic imagination
it is good as long as we give it back to God and it affirms christianity
What are the ways God is portrayed through art
literature
images
the visuals of the sacraments
descriptions on worship
wb p 201 -202 How do the arts evoke our emotions?
They show the artist’s emotions, they are effective, they express the attitude the artist has toward the piece of art.
wb p 207 what are implied assertions about art?
Reality - what really exists, and what is in nature
Morality - what constitutes right and wrong behavior
Values - What really matters, and what matters most and least
wb p 208 What are the 3 big subjects in are
God, people, and nature, one of these are always going to be apart of art
wb p 209 What is the difference between Human values, Representational truth, and Perspectival truth, in art
Human value, does the artist give humans any value
Representational truth, truthfulness to the way things are in the world
Perspectival truth, subjective to the viewer
wb p 210 What do we do in the 2- stage criticism?
- We must receive the work
2. We must either agree or disagree with it
