World Views Vocab Flashcards

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Arianism

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The belief that Chr ist is a created being, therefore deny ing the doctrine of the Trinity.

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Atonement

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The work of God in Chr istianity by wh ich He res tores the broken relationship between Him and sinners through the life, death, and resurrection of jesus Chr ist.

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Authoritarian

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The concentration of power in a self-appointed leader or group that demands total submission to its authority.

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Canon

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A rule or standa rd of judgment; an authoritative lis t of books accepted as Holy Scripture.

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Confucianism

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A humanistic philosophy/reli­ gion that is deeply rooted in Chinese cu lture. It st resses social order, family structu re, as we ll as ancestor and nature worship.

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Evangelism

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The active presentation of the gospe l with the intent of bring ing othe rs into a saving re lations hi p with jesus Christ. (Often used by Adventists to simp ly mean the effort to bring people into the Advent ist Church .)

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Evolution

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The hypothesis that all life forms have, through a natural process, gradually developed from simpler forms.

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Grace

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An act of undeserved kindness . Saving not defined and grace is unmerited favor, the sinner receiving the imputed and imparted righteousness of Christ

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Humanism

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A philosophy that stresses a human being’s essentia l goodness and that he is “the measure of all things.” It regards the cosmos as uncreated, self-ex isting, and self-sus­ taining.

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Immaculate Conception

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A Roman Catho li c doctrine that affirms that Mary, the mother of jesus, was preserved immacu late (sinless) from the mome nt of conception in her mother’s womb.

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Individualism

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Allow in g individua l rights to take precedence over group rights. Individua l ity becomes individua lism when one becomes preoccupied with self-inte rest.

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Indulgences

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Remission of part or all the pun­ ishment that, according to Roman Catholics, is due for sin comm itted but forgiven.

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Life philosophy

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One’s personal conviction as to what li fe is all about and how it should be lived .

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Liturgy

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A ritual or a group of rites prescribed for public worship.

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Miracle

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An intervention by a supe rn atural power that tra nscends but does no t vio la te natura l law.

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Mysticism

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A state of mind or a reality beyond reason. Mystics focus on direct com­ munication with God that tends tow ard occult or visionary exper iences .

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New Thought

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A ph il osop hy that arose in th e nineteenth centu ry whose pr imary foc us was t he infinite pote ntia l of every in dividual and the power of positive thought.

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Paranormal

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That which is supernatural; not scientifically explainable.

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Penance

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Di scip linary measures and se lf­ punishment that Roman Cat holicism asks of th ose who are seek in g forgiveness and restoration.

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Shamans

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Sp iri tua l medium s, witc h doctors, or medic in e men who claim to cure diseases and commun icate with th e spi ri t wo rld.

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Shintoism

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The state reli gion of Japa n. It consists of one’s devotion to ancesto rs, nature deities, and the empero r.

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Theosophy

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A belief tha t arose during the ni netee nth cent ury that declared tha t human kind is always evolv ing toward divinity t hrou gh rei ncarnation . Hum ank ind can save themse lves th rough knowledge gained from many religions and from the spi ri t wo rld .

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Transcendentalism

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A philoso ph y that reflects Eastern thou ght and advocates direct co nta ct between humanity and Go d. It is a mystica l phi­ losophy that emp hasizes t he spi ritu al over the material and points a person inward to onese lf and to nature as the so urce of all truth.

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Transcendental Meditation

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An alter ed state of consciousness that is designed to turn off the mind, enabling one to ex peri ence God­ co nsc iousness (unity with the divine).

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Transubstantiation

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The Roman Catholic view th at th e bread and win e are act uall y changed (in substa nce) in to the body and blood of Ch ri st by the priest during th e Eucharist.

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Unitarianism

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A denomination that teaches that God exists as one person, rather than as a Tri nity, and th at eve ryone in the end will be saved.

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Zoroastrianism

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A re ligion of anc ient Persia t hat teaches th at the world is engaged in a confl ict between the forces of “light” and t he spir its of “darkness.”