Theology Study Guide 5 Flashcards
one reality, not two
monism
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modalism
desires to adapt religion to modern thought and culture
liberalism
sometimes called “particular redemption,” the view that Jesus’ death secured salvation for only a limited number of persons (the elect)
limited atonement
the philosophical theory that asserts that God knows all possible events and all theoretical truths, as well as all actual events and truths
middle knowledge
the OT, the 10 Commandments, the mosaic law, the torah
law
Jesus came to set us free from oppression
liberation theology
refers to the divine act whereby God makes humans, who are sinful and therefore worthy of condemnation, acceptable before a God who is holy and righteous
justification
matter is all that matters
materialism
sometimes refers to a form of atheism and materialism that maintains that the “natural” universe is the sum total of reality
naturalism
describes the core of religious experience as an encounter with the presence of “the holy”
mysticism
one God
monotheism
Revelation 20
millenium
means “anointed One”
Messiah
“new-true way”
neo-orthodoxy
the idea that there is an overarching, all embracing story of humankind into which all the more particular narratives fit: creation, Fall, redemption, new creation
metanarrative
God’s existence can be seen in the universal ethic within humanity
moral argument
communion or fellowship
koinonia
post-enlightenment humanism
modernity
the realm beyond the physical world
metaphysics
The Greek word used for Church in the NT is ______, but it is mostly commonly translated - ________. This, then, makes it a __________ word, meaning we bring the sounds of the original word directly into our language.
ekklesia, assembly, transliterative
The Father’s Role in the Church is to be the
Maker, Keeper, Giver