Theology midterm

Question 1

Theo

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God

Question 2

theology

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God talk

Question 3

agnosis

Answer 3

knowledge

Question 4

homo sapien

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wise being

Question 5

homo religiousa

Answer 5

seeker of religion

Question 6

Antitheists

Answer 6

positively against religion itself

Question 7

Atheists

Answer 7

a person who does not believe in god

Question 8

Agnostics

Answer 8

Spiritual but not religious

Question 9

Non-theists

Answer 9

not concerned about a god

Question 10

Wicka

Answer 10

Witchcraft

Question 11

monotheism

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believe In one god

Question 12

polytheism

Answer 12

believe in more than one god

Question 13

mythos

Answer 13

myth

Question 14

logos

Answer 14

the worldview of logic/ reason/ rational explanation

Question 15

transcendence

Answer 15

going outside of yourself

Question 16

G.K Chesterton

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1874- 1936

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ecstasis

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a trance like state of “standing outside ones self” in order to achieve a heightened spiritual or mental awareness.

Question 18

J.B. Metz

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1928-2019 ( believed in poverty of spirit)

Question 19

Man fragt

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one asks

Question 20

Karl Rahner

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1904- 1984 ( known for the theory of the anonymous christian)

Question 21

Thomas aquinas

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1224-1274( he argued that faith and reason were compatible and they can strengthen each other) he created the summa theologica. He agreed with the theory that an external force, someone/something, must have created the earth.

Question 22

John Duns Scotus

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1266-1308 (immaculate conception)

Question 23

What time period does modernity include?

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The 17th century scientific revolution and the 18th century enlightenment

Question 24

What is modernity?

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a historical period characterized by belief in progress, rationality, science, capitalism and industrialization.

Question 25

secular

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non-religious

Question 26

Ludwig Feuerbach

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1804-1872: atheist who was very influential on Karl Marx. Believed that god is made in the image of human beings

Question 27

Karl marx

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1818-1883: Economic theorist who had the idea of surplus value ( profit is theft), and famously refers to religion as the opioid of the people. This was because religion and the idea of god seeks to ease the pain, with the falseness of a heavenly future.

Question 28

Sigmund freud

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1856-1959: from Austria, neurology physician who was one of the inventors of physcho-analysis.

Question 29

What does autonomy mean?

Answer 29

A person rules over themself

Question 30

Who was George Steiner?

Answer 30

George Steiner (1929-2020) was a jew who was born in Vienna and raised in France, he was a novelist who believed in the concept of the brain, the mind the problem or that the brain is the source of our consciousness

Question 31

What does anthropomorphic mean?

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That we are attributing human characteristics to something else, which shows that god has no human aspects

Question 32

What is objective morality?

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the belief that some moral truths are factual and independent of human opinion, culture or feelings

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What does immanent mean?

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It is something you experience, something you perceive

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What is Janism?

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An ancient Indian religion that is focused on non-violence

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What is Islam?

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The most violent religion is Sam Harris point of view

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What does inimical mean?

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This means tending to obstruct harm or unjustice

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What is cultural relativism?

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This is the principle that a persons beliefs, values and practices should be understood based on their own culture, rather than judged against the criteria of another

Question 38

What does conscience mean?

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Our conscience helps us to determine what's right and wrong for us. You need to determine for yourself what's right and wrong.

Question 39

What is creationism?

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The story of the world being created in 7 days by god, found in the genesis.

Question 40

What is intelligent design?

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The argument of intelligent design is that this couldn't have happened all on its own, there had to be a designer and the designer had to be intelligent on their own.

Question 41

What does praxis mean?

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It is an accepted practice or custom that is distinguished from a theory.

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What does bane mean?

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It means something is ordinary or their is nothing special about it

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What does masochistic mean?

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Describes a person who enjoys experiencing pain humiliation, someone who wants to be punished

Question 44

Omnipitant

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an all powerful being

Question 45

Omniscient

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An all knowing being

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What is the secularization hypothesis?

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it is the theory that as societies become more modern, religion looses its social and political authority and becomes less prominent.

Question 47

The Hasadeim

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a member of a strictly orthodox jewish community

Question 48

Knee jerk agnostic

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has no reason for atheism

Question 49

what is the polis

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the people, a theology by and for the people, that takes the human experience of suffering seriously