2025 Final Christian Thought

Remember Abraham, Samuel, and Moses, and the prophets: God is not caught off guard by the death of Jesus.

"Live by the Spirit" and "nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus."

In both Hinduism and Buddhism, the soul is called this.

A complex good is when something bad comes from something good (but it doesn't justify the bad).

Which major ethical system is concerned with the meaning of moral language?

Heresy that says Jesus was not part of the Trinity, just a moral man "set apart" by God at his baptism or resurrection.

The "end point" of the world around us and of human history is that God will dwell with mankind.

These texts are common to Hinduism and Buddhism.

Which is NOT one of the original languages of the Bible?

Which ethical system is most concerned with someone's character?

Which worldview asserts that we are all extensions of the universe?

The ability to "hold it together" when listening to someone you strongly disagree with.

Which term means "God's existence depends on nothing outside itself to perpetuate itself"?

Which argument asserts that things in the universe are like man-made machines?

Which term means that God is unlimited in being and capacity?

Which kind of judgment is more about "ought" than about "good for me"?

In both Hinduism and Buddhism, yoga is a way of practicing control, particularly over the body.

Heresy that denies Jesus was human with a body; condemns the God of the Old Testament.

Which of the following did Siddhartha NOT see on his journeys beyond the palace?

Cammy robs a bank of $1,000,000.

The Gospel of Thomas casts Judas as a "hero" in the story of Jesus.

T/F: All three theistic religions assert that Jesus is part of the Trinity.

In Hinduism, he is the first creator.

Which term means "right practice"?

Keywords like "Karen" are a primary way people "indicate their group affililations or disaffiliations."

This term from the Reformation means "faith alone."

The first major writings in Hinduism.

Morals is the process of determining right and wrong.

Which is considered more reliable?

Which argument suggests that the universe is the work of an intelligent designer?

Jesus experiences personal, systemic, and supernatural suffering.

Illumination is the belief that the Spirit helps us understand and do the Word of God.

A judgment made because it was good or bad for you, not because you ought to have done it.

The destructive earthquake brings the community together.

According to the notes, which of the following was NOT a time that Jesus dealt with the question of evil?

"Adversaries of Utopia" are people who don't believe the world can be totally fixed (like some do).

Which is not a Hindu holiday?

What terms means "God is everywhere by nature of his knowledge and activity"?

Which Normative subset is also known as "duty ethics"?

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for the Jewish Mashiach?

Which argument suggests that God's existence is either necessary or impossible?

Which part of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral is concerned with making choices based on personal life events?

Wisdom is the grading category for communicating.

T/F: Maimonides lived in Al-Andalus, also known as Muslim France.

Which of the following is NOT considered a sacred text?

This act of the Biblical Story is a period of escalating evil.

To which Normative subset does Moral Subjectivism belong?

Like ancient temples, people bearing God's image mark this world as being God's world.

Which 5-Minute Find was the first time the Hebrew Old Testament was translated into Greek?

Normative--> Relativistic--> the consensus of people at a particular time and place

The Septuagint was also known as the XXL.

Which Normative subset is concerned with the end results of an action?

Which is not a miracle said to be performed by the Buddha?

"Waking up" to being a moral person in a moral world.

"You were bought with a price" and "honor God with your bodies."

The Genetic Fallacy occurs when you make a comparison that doesn't really communicate because things aren't equal.

One requirement for a writing to be included in the New Testament was that it had to be used universally.

Moral reflection is "waking up" to moral experience, to being a moral agent.

This fallacy has been committed when irrelevant information is treated as if it were important.

Inspiration is the belief that God prompted the writers of the Bible to communicate the truth of God.

Which of the following is the second premise of the classical argument for evil?

This 4th century theologian wrote Confessions and The City of God.

Metaethics is concerned with the meaning and usage of moral language.

These are the commentaries on the Vedas.

Which thinker helped articulate both the Comsological and Teleological arguments?

Normative--> Deontological--> Based on how people know to act (even if they don't do it , AKA the moral law)

Settled convictions are important: "we can't make progress until somethings are no longer up for grabs."

Heresy that says Jesus' body was actually an illusion, so he didn't really suffer.

In Hinduism, final release is called moksha. In Buddhism, it is called nirvana.

This religious view saw the spiritual as good and the physical as bad.

Utilitarianism is when you do what is best for yourself.

Which is NOT something the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch communicates about the Bible.

The name for how one classifies different things into categories.

The theistic form of the evidential argument concludes that "there is no God."

"Right doctrine" or "right belief" are known as orthodoxy.

N. T. Wright suggests that Scripture is a key way God exercises His authority.

Which type of revelation is about God revealing more of Himself over time?

Christians should concern themselves with revelation (while having nothing to do with reason).

Intersectionality is when someone belongs to more than one oppressed group and is called to their common cause.

In the Creation-to-Consummation Framework, this is where you affirm what is true and beautiful.

In ancient Greek thinking, eudaimonia was the happy, good life.

Who asserted that evil is a problem of mixing the MORAL and the MYSTERIOUS?

T/F: Premises and conclusions are necessary statements for an argument.

Which argument spoke of "that than which nothing greater can be conceived"?

This New Testament passage is NOT from Act Four of the Biblical Story.

Which unit was for "thinking about reason"?

What cardinal virtue is also known as courage?

Thomas Aquinas helped articulate these two arguments.

Which is NOT a place of pilgrimage for a Buddhist?

Which argument suggests that the universe is a contingent thing depending on a necessary God?

Which worldview question is our primary focus for this quarter?

Which is NOT part of the definition of a worldview?

Which kind of manuscript is more reliable?

This, based on action, moves us up or down the wheel of existence.

Which of the following is NOT a place of worship in Hinduism?

Who was the monastic scholar who first articulated the ontological argument?

Christians believe the Most Real Thing exists as a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

This virtue is concerned with fairness.

The Bhagavad Gita is an example of a Hindu Upanishad.

Looking forward; working towards resolving an ethical issue.

To which Normative subset does Divine Command belong?

Dialectic is the grading category for remembering.

"Sunk costs" are "unrecoverable investments" that shape our decisions.

Athanasius wrote a letter that defined and closed the New Testament canon.

"An agreement that political adversaries ought to abide by the same rules" in order to maintain order.

In the Creation-to-Consummation Framework, this is where you offer correctives and improvements.

He helped lead the Zionist movement.

No concept of eternal judgment can be found in the New Testament.

In Hinduism, artha is the wheel of existence.

This part of the unit framework includes things like Purim, Ramadan, Rosh Hashanah, Eid al-Fitr, and Easter.

"Glory to God Alone"

An inductive argument is necessarily true.

This ancient Greek philosophy encouraged "rising above" the pains and pleasures of this life in the pursuit of virtue.

Assumptions that are the result of "considered, rational, and critical thought."

Louis Farrakhan leads the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

Which group would assert that evil is just a part of the universe and a matter of perspective?

When someone argues with a view no one actually holds.

Which argument suggests God must exist because ethical obligations exist?

Hebrews 2 reminds us that Jesus is able to help us in our suffering because he suffered, too.

The term the Bible uses to describe mankind's fallen nature.

According to Charles Taylor, BUFFERED selves are open to the experience of something beyond themselves.

T/F: Shiite Muslims are the larger, less conservative group of Muslims.

Which of the following "jewels" is the "teaching"?

Which worldview asserts that the universe is the most real thing?

What do you call it when the form of an argument is correct?

The cosmological argument for God's existence can help us see that even right and wrong are contingent on God.

You went to the store this morning. This afternoon, merchandise was missing. Therefore, you stole the merchandise.

What worldview question is our focus for this unit?

This fallacy is concerned with hypocrisy.

"Faith Alone"

Which movement in Judaism is considered the most liberal?

Which of the following is NOT on Maimonides's list of key Jewish beliefs?

What term means "God is not limited by time"?

Which worldview question deals with order and chaos?

Which term means "God possesses all the power that a being can possess"?

T/F: Many Christians, Jews, and Muslims practice fasting.

Clothing and fringes worn as reminders of God's commandments.

A collection of books/writings/events that are considered authoritative.

Which is NOT a major worldview question?

What question should Christians ask about life in the fifth act?

T/F: The greater jihad is not the internal struggle but the struggle against socio-political enemies.

This Old Testmanet passage is NOT from the third act of the Biblical Story

A collection of books used by some Catholics that includes 1st Maccabees.

Which 5-Minute Find included parts of every Old Testament book except Esther?

T/F: Logic uses proofs and arguments to show something to be true or false.

This grading category is for communicating.

There is a strong connection between divine command and virtue theory in Christian ethics.

What do you call it when an argument is valid and true?

This ethical system specific involves legislation, laws, and rights.

To which Normative subset does Utilitarianism belong?

What caused the Buddha's death?

Which major ethical system is concerned with character formation?

Live "by faith" and follow Jesus, the "pioneer and perfecter."

Which is not one of the three poisons in Buddhism?

What kind of argument has a conclusion that is more likely true?

Gnosticism asserts that everyone has easy access to secret knowledge and can transcend this false world.

Which is NOT a name for a meeting place in Judaism?

Which group is known for being mystics in the Muslim faith?

Christians shouldn't really consider themselves stewards of the world God created.

Which of the following is NOT one of Henri Blocher's perspective on the death of Jesus?

A Christian understanding of truth involves both reason and revelation.

Which term means that God is timelessy eternal, unchanging in character and purpose?