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What religion has a Latin Cross in their symbol?

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Christianity

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What religion has a crescent and star in their symbol?

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Islam

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What religion has an Aum letter in their symbol?

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Hinduism

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What religion has a Dharmachakra in their symbol?

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Buddhism

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What religion has the Yin and Yang in their symbol?

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Taoism

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What religion has the Torii Gate in their symbol?

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Shinto

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What religion has the Star of David in their symbol?

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Judaism

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What religion has the Khand in their symbol?

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Sikhism

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What are the 2 points?

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transcendence, religion and excellence

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What is the property of man by which he constantly goes beyond himself in all that he thinks, will, and in all that he realizes?

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transcendence

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What is transcendence?

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the property of man by which he constantly goes beyond himself in all that he thinks, will, and in all that he realizes

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Who does excellence belong to?

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the transcendent

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What belongs to the transcendent?

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excellence

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What is something we cannot easily grasp for it belongs to the faculty of the metaphysical?

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transcendence

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Transcendence is something we cannot easily grasp for it belongs to the faculty of the _____.

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metaphysical

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What is the the human person’s self-transcendence?

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excellence

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Excellence is the human person’s _____.

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self-transcendence

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In being _____, the human person is bound to surpass his limitations, to cross the boundaries of shortcomings, and to improve himself or herself.

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excellent

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In being excellent, the human person is bound to what?

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surpass his limitations, to cross the boundaries of shortcomings, and to improve himself or herself

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What was the title of C.S. Lewis’s book?

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Screwtape Letters

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What is the the “Screwtape Letters”?

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C.S. Lewis’s book

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“What I want to fix your attention on is the vast, overall movement towards the discrediting, and finally the elimination, of every kind of human excellence – moral, cultural, social, or intellectual…”

Who and where is this passage from?

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C.S. Lewis, “Screwtape Letters”

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Even at the time of Lewis, there has been a major backlog in excellence and outpouring mediocrity all because of the?

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abandonment of the religious, of the spiritual, and its replacement of the material, and the perishable

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The abandonment of the religious, of the spiritual, and its replacement of the material, and the perishable lead to the?

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backlog in excellence and outpouring of mediocrity

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What is religion?
It is our relationship with the transcendent One, the Summum Bonum (Supreme Good), and the Almighty One.
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What is the etymology of religion?
It came from the Latin word Relegere or “to relate with the divine”.
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Define "Relegere".
"to relate with the divine"
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What is the Summum Bonum?
The Supreme Good.
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All attributes belong to the?
One.
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According to C.S. Lewis, excellence in all aspects finds what?
finds its origin in man’s search for that which is beyond himself/herself
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Every religion has their concept of what?
virtue and excellence as manifested from the divine, that they share most of the time
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The model and origin, the cause, and the principle behind virtue, including excellence (arete), is the what?
The Divine.
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The Divine is the?
model and origin, the cause, and the principle behind virtue, including excellence (arete)
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Excellence and Virtue (arete) is easier to practice because of the what?
systems of World Religions
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The systems of World Religions makes what?
excellence and Virtue (arete) is easier to practice
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According to Dr. Peter Kreeft, author and philosopher, religion gives you what?
a clearer, more complete map of virtue and excellence God’s mind, not just your own the reality of contingency, we are dependent to the One who is eternally Noncontingent Being higher ideals, which are more interesting, more beautiful, and more inspiring than worldly ideals
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"a clearer, more complete map of virtue and excellence God’s mind, not just your own the reality of contingency, we are dependent to the One who is eternally Noncontingent Being higher ideals, which are more interesting, more beautiful, and more inspiring than worldly ideals" Who stated this?
Dr. Peter Kreeft, author and philosopher
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What does Dr. Peter Kreeft (2008) have to say on the materiality and immateriality of the human person?
"Your soul is everything in you that’s not made of atoms and molecules, everything that’s not material and visible. From your soul come your thoughts, your choices, your desires, your willing, and your feelings In each of these, your body plays a part too, it is your soul’s instrument Your mind is spiritual, your brain is physical."
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According to Dr. Peter Kreeft, what is your soul?
It is everything in you that’s not made of atoms and molecules, everything that’s not material and visible.
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According to Dr. Peter Kreeft, what is everything in you that’s not made of atoms and molecules, everything that’s not material and visible?
Your soul.
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According to Dr. Peter Kreeft, from your soul comes what?
your thoughts, your choices, your desires, your willing, and your feelings
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According to Dr. Peter Kreeft, your thoughts, your choices, your desires, your willing, and your feelings come from where?
Your soul.
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According to Dr. Peter Kreeft, what is your soul's instrument?
Your body.
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According to Dr. Peter Kreeft, what role does your body play?
It is your soul's instrument.
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According to Dr. Peter Kreeft, which of these is spiritual and physical? your mind; your brain
Your mind is spiritual, your brain is physical.
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What brings forth this connection for science in its very nature concerns itself with the material, of the matter, not the spiritual?
religion
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Religion, in the general sense, brings what?
It brings forth this connection for science in its very nature concerns itself with the material, of the matter, not the spiritual.
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What are the different types of excellence?
moral excellence cultural excellence intellectual excellence social excellence
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What type of excellence is being described? the primary sense of arete is understood to be _____ excellence God is holy, He’s perfectly pure and just and good, He’s supremely compassionate and kind those who belong to Him are to exhibit these traits in increasing measure as well the fruit of the Spirit exemplifies various facets of _____ excellence that God is growing in the lives of believers
moral excellence
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The primary sense of arete is understood to be the what?
moral excellence
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The fruit of the Spirit exemplifies various facets of _____ excellence that God is growing in the lives of believers.
moral excellence
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What is moral excellence?
the primary sense of arete God is holy, He’s perfectly pure and just and good, He’s supremely compassionate and kind those who belong to Him are to exhibit these traits in increasing measure as well the fruit of the Spirit exemplifies various facets of moral excellence that God is growing in the lives of believers
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What excellence is being described here? "this cultural mandate extends to all individuals in every sphere of endeavor – arts, sciences, medicine, government, labor, education, parenting when performed with excellence (whether by believers or non-believers) these activities mirror something of the creativity, goodness, and beauty of the Summum Bonum"
cultural excellence
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This cultural mandate extends to all individuals in every sphere of what endeavors?
arts, sciences, medicine, government, labor, education, parenting
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This cultural mandate extends to all individuals in every sphere of endeavor – arts, sciences, medicine, government, labor, education, parenting.
cultural excellence
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When performed with excellence (whether by believers or non-believers) these activities mirror something of the creativity, goodness, and beauty of the Summum Bonum.
cultural excellence
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What excellence is being described here? "implies a vital life of the intellect, a developed capacity for critical thought, a love of truth wherever it’s found, a desire to explore and understand the world God has made in a word, it’s to use our minds to the full potential for which God created them"
intellectual excellence
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To use our minds to the full potential for which God created them.
intellectual excellence
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What is intellectual excellence?
It implies a vital life of the intellect, a developed capacity for critical thought, a love of truth wherever it’s found, a desire to explore and understand the world God has made. It's to use our minds to the full potential for which God created them.
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What excellence is being described here? "social ethics, social responsibilities, good social action, is necessary and important because it is a necessary and important part of human life"
social excellence
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What is social excellence?
social ethics, social responsibilities, and good social action is necessary and important because it is a necessary and important part of human life

G12-2ND QTR (4 decks)

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