Test #4

Question 1

Islam

Answer 1

Stewardship

Question 2

Christianity

Answer 2

Stewardship

Question 3

Post-Mod

Answer 3

Interventionism

Question 4

Marxism

Answer 4

communism

Question 5

Secular Humanism

Answer 5

Socialism

Question 6

Cosmic Humanism

Answer 6

Universal enlightened production

Question 7

364 why doesn’t Islam like capitalism and socialism?

Answer 7

Capitalism:
people are going to get caught in seeking pleasure, for themselves, too much freedom. Need to follow Allah
Socialism:
Too free. Some right to own property abuse of finances. no allah

Question 8

How does Islam running economics? 367

Answer 8

the wealthy run it, but they will say it is allah

Question 9

370 Interventionism

Answer 9

Political activity undertaken by a state to influence aspects of the economy usually in order to uphold certain moral values. wants a government to intervene usually to take tax money

Question 10

p 376 What are the 2 flaws of capitalism?

Answer 10

Surplus labor- paying the worker less and charging more for the product.
Chaotic nature- free market no one going in the same direction

Question 11

Differences between capitalism and socialism? 377

Answer 11

c: when the government is all gone
s: has a government

Question 12

p 382 how do you achieve higher income?

Answer 12

think positive thoughts

Question 13

388 how do post mods approach economics?

Answer 13

experimentation

Question 14

p 248 how do we gage the issue of the love of money

Answer 14

(6) 
Abuse of the poor
greed
dishonest gain
love of pleasure
idolatry
covetousness
deserve better than the poor
.....
other 1?

Question 15

What is the key to understanding the gospel

Answer 15

Stewardship

Question 16

What is attractive about materialism

Answer 16

pleasure

Question 17

p 253 How can a church guard itself

Answer 17

looks at its budget and make sure that it is not self-serving

Question 18

Radical environmentalism

Answer 18

biocentric: nature as a central concern

Question 19

conventional environmentalism

Answer 19

anthropocentric: man as central concern

Question 20

Christian environmentalism

Answer 20

theocentric: god as the central concern

Question 21

3 principles of a Christian environmental ethic

Answer 21

1. God created and values his creation
2. God has order and purpose for his creation
3. Everything is corrupted by sin, and needs to be redeemed by Jesus

Question 22

3 bad things about nature and how non Christians view it.

Answer 22

1. Nature is =
2. All nature is bad.
3. Nature is to be worshiped.

Question 23

principle of sustained order and purpose

Answer 23

God
-----------
people
nature
the created world

Question 24

What is bad about the min wage laws?

Answer 24

1. Forces wage raise all the way up to the corporate ladder
2. forces an increase in the price of the company’s product
3. the consumers may no longer want to buy the product.
4. the company may be forced out of business.
5. lead to greater unemployment

Question 25

What does a job teach?

Answer 25

punctuality
teamwork
appearance
deference
accuracy
dependability

Question 26

payment for illegitimacy

Answer 26

1. incentive for mothers not to get married and to have children with different men
2. incentive for fathers to have sex outside of marriage, government will pick up the tab

Question 27

how to improve welfare programs

Answer 27

1. transfer welfare programs to contributors and away from the bureaucrats
2. redefine poverty
3. re-educate politicians and poor
4. provide tax credits for companies that hire and train welfare beneficiaries
5. welfare reform proposals should be local, timely, and situation specific
6. churches should provide food, shelter, and clothing