Quiz flashcards

Question 1

Dichotomy

Answer 1

division of an issue into only TWO simple positions thinking about issues in ‘black-and-white’ & ‘either/or’ terms

Question 2

Conflation

Answer 2

careless co-mingling of distinct ideas into ONE undifferentiated concept

Question 3

Theism

Answer 3

BELIEF in a personal God

Question 4

Deism

Answer 4

BELIEF in an impersonal God

Question 5

Atheism

Answer 5

BELIEF that God does not exist

Question 6

Agnosticism

Answer 6

BELIEF that there is no knowledge regarding the existence or non-existence of God

Question 7

Conservative Christianity

Answer 7

CONSERVES the beliefs of the Apostles’ Creed

Question 8

Liberal Christianity

Answer 8

REJECTS the beliefs of the Apostles’ Creed

Question 9

Fundamentalism

Answer 9

conflation of (1) Christianity (2) origins in 6 days (3) biblical ethics

Question 10

Special Revelation

Answer 10

BELIEF that God communicates SPECIFIC information to humanity

Question 11

General Revelation

Answer 11

BELIEF that God communicates GENERAL information to all of humanity

Question 12

Natural Revelation

Answer 12

nature reflects God & some of his general attributes

Question 13

Moral Revelation

Answer 13

human conscience & sense of morality

Question 14

Metaphysics

Answer 14

Ultimate Beliefs:
- beliefs about the Ultimate Reality behind and beyond nature
- religious & philosophical beliefs

Question 15

Intelligent Design

Answer 15

BELIEF that the beauty, complexity, and functionality in nature reflect rationality and the creative work of an Intelligent Designer

Question 16

Teleology

Answer 16

BELIEF that the universe & life have an ultimate plan and ultimate purpose and that the world is moving toward an ultimate goal or final end

Question 17

Dysteleology

Answer 17

BELIEF that the universe & life have NO ultimate plan, NO ultimate purpose, NO ultimate goal, and NO ultimate final end

Question 18

Epistemology

Answer 18

rules of knowing, theory of knowledge

Question 19

Positivism

Answer 19

a theory of knowledge that claims Truth is only determined by: (1) logic & (2) science

Question 20

Scientism

Answer 20

conflation of science & secular worldview

Question 21

Humanist Ethics

Answer 21

ethical position in which humans ALONE determine morals & values, not God as traditionally believed

Question 22

Biblical Ethics

Answer 22

only God determines morals & values, and these are revealed in the Bible

Question 23

Eisegesis

Answer 23

reading our views or agenda INTO a book

Question 24

Exegesis

Answer 24

reading a book’s views or agenda OUT of it

Question 25

Biblical Inerrancy

Answer 25

BELIEF the Bible is absolutely true & without error it was inspired by God (Holy Spirit)

Question 26

Spiritual Correspondence

Answer 26

spiritual statements in Bible align with spiritual reality

Question 27

Historical Concordism

Answer 27

historical statements in Bible align with human history

Question 28

Scientific Concordism

Answer 28

scientific statements in Bible align with physical reality

Question 29

Creation (Common)

Answer 29

origin of universe & life in six 24-hour days 6000 yrs ago

Question 30

Creation (Academic)

Answer 30

RELIGIOUS BELIEF the world (creation) was made by a Creator

Question 31

Evolution (Common)

Answer 31

a natural process of molecules-to-humans through blind chance only

Question 32

Evolution (Academic)

Answer 32

SCIENTIFIC THEORY that describes the natural processes that produced the heavens, the earth, and all living organisms, including humans

Question 33

Darwinism (Common)

Answer 33

atheistic evolution

Question 34

Young Earth Creation

Answer 34

God created the universe & life in six 24-hour days, 6000 yrs ago

Question 35

Progressive Creation

Answer 35

God created life progressively at different points over billions of yrs

Question 36

Evolutionary Creation

Answer 36

Personal God created universe & life through evolution

Question 37

Theistic Evolution (Common)

Answer 37

Impersonal God created through evolution, deistic evolution

Question 38

Theistic Evolution (Academic)

Answer 38

Personal God created through evolution, evolutionary creation

Question 39

Deistic Evolution

Answer 39

Impersonal God created universe & life through evolution

Question 40

Dysteleological Evolution

Answer 40

universe & life evolved without any ultimate plan, purpose or final goal, natural processes are run by nothing but blind chance

Question 41

Gen 1

Answer 41

the six day creation

Question 42

Gen 2

Answer 42

the creation of adam and eve

Question 43

Gen 3

Answer 43

The Fall (humanity and cosmic)

Question 44

Gen 4

Answer 44

1st family, 1st murder and 1st genealogy (non-Hebrews before the flood)

Question 45

Gen 5

Answer 45

genealogy of the Hebrews before the flood

Question 46

Gen 6-9

Answer 46

Noah's flood

Question 47

Gen 10

Answer 47

The Table of Nations

Question 48

Gen 11

Answer 48

The Tower of Babel

Question 49

Interventionism

Answer 49

dramatic divine acts

Question 50

Providentialism

Answer 50

subtle divine acts