World Views Vocab Flashcards
(27 cards)
Arianism
The belief that Chr ist is a created being, therefore deny ing the doctrine of the Trinity.
Atonement
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.
Authoritarian
The concentration of power in a self-appointed leader or group that demands total submission to its authority.
Canon
A rule or standa rd of judgment; an authoritative lis t of books accepted as Holy Scripture.
Confucianism
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.
Evangelism
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 .)
Evolution
The hypothesis that all life forms have, through a natural process, gradually developed from simpler forms.
Grace
An act of undeserved kindness . Saving not defined and grace is unmerited favor, the sinner receiving the imputed and imparted righteousness of Christ
Humanism
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.
Immaculate Conception
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.
Individualism
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.
Indulgences
Remission of part or all the pun ishment that, according to Roman Catholics, is due for sin comm itted but forgiven.
Life philosophy
One’s personal conviction as to what li fe is all about and how it should be lived .
Liturgy
A ritual or a group of rites prescribed for public worship.
Miracle
An intervention by a supe rn atural power that tra nscends but does no t vio la te natura l law.
Mysticism
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 .
New Thought
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.
Paranormal
That which is supernatural; not scientifically explainable.
Penance
Di scip linary measures and se lf punishment that Roman Cat holicism asks of th ose who are seek in g forgiveness and restoration.
Shamans
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.
Shintoism
The state reli gion of Japa n. It consists of one’s devotion to ancesto rs, nature deities, and the empero r.
Theosophy
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 .
Transcendentalism
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.
Transcendental Meditation
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).
