Biblical Ethics Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
agnosticism
The belief that one cannot, or at least does not, know reality, or especially, God.
apologetics
Literally, “defense”; in philosophy, the discipline of rationally justifying one’s beliefs.
atheism
The worldview which claims that no God exists; the universe is all there is.
Brahman
In Hinduism, it denotes the principal and ultimate reality which is identical with all that is.
Christian Science
A modern pantheistic cult founded by Mary Baker Eddy; denies the reality of sin, sickness, and death and denies the unique deity of Jesus Christ.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
The name of the religious cult founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith Jr; denies biblical authority and doctrine, espousing polytheism.
deism
The belief that God created the world and is transcendent; denies that God is immanent in the world, especially in any supernatural way.
emanation
In pantheism, the flowing of the universe necessarily from God.
humanism
The belief that man is the highest value in the universe.
immanent
God’s indwelling or God’s presence within the universe.
naturalism
The belief that the universe is all there is; everything operates by natural law (without miracles).
nirvana
Literally, “cessation” or “extinction”; the ultimate state that transcends suffering, karma, and reincarnation which is sought in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
panentheism
The worldview which claims the God is greater than the universe and that the universe is contained within God. God is to the world as a soul is to a body.
pantheism
The worldview which denies God’s transcendence and identifies God with His immense in the universe.
polytheism
The belief in many gods.
theism
The worldview that affirms the existence of a personal, infinite Creator of the world, who is immanent in the world, unlimited in power and in love.
transcendent
That which is more than our experience or goes beyond the world. Theist say God is transcendent because He is outside of or beyond nature.
yin/yang
Buddhist concept of the ultimate unity of all things, especially opposites, such as light and dark, good and evil.
pluralism
The metaphysical view that reality is man.
monism or monolithic
The metaphysical view that all reality is one.
metaphysics
The study of reality
dualism
The worldview which teaches the existence of two ultimate realities (such as spirit and physical)
corresponding theory of truth
A definition for truth as that which is systematically consistent.
cosmological argument
Everything that is the changing world (cosmos) attributed to the existence of God.
