Semester 1 Review - 1

This Anglican figure is famous for his historical arguments for the Resurrection.

This encyclical addresses evolution.

This principle means that the explanation with the fewest assumptions is preferred over complexity.

The Resurrected Body of Jesus was a transformed and glorified body.

Lonergan’s proof seeks to show that there must be a complete and ultimate answer to all of our questions.

The Germans are the ethnic group from which we get our name for Santa Claus

If God created us with a desire for unconditional love, He would seek to fulfill it for us.

This encyclical literally means "God is love"

According to Catholic philosophy, beauty is not subjective.

Advent begins on the Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew

In the Catholic tradition, faith and reason contradict each other.

According to C.S. Lewis, which of the following is NOT one of the other options if Jesus isn’t the Lord?

In principle, religion and science cannot contradict each other.

Ultimately, religion and science come from the same source.

According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe itself is not expanding outward; it is a fixed space.

This pope wrote the encyclical Fides et Ratio

According to Fine Tuning, the world coming together for life was likely intentional.

What is teleology?

The origin story of the Christmas tree is connected with this saint:

Which describes historical revisionism:

The claims in the kerygma were radical in early Christianity.

"Beyond the laws of physics"

Which describes the Third Way of St. Thomas?

A God created the universe, but is not actively involved in sustaining it.

This is the distinctive claim of Jesus upon which Christianity is founded:

"God is with us" was foretold by:

Which best describes the numinous experience:

The existence of God cannot in-principle rationally be disproven.

A-posteriori evidence consists of empirical data or evidence

Our desire to ask questions points us to a perfect truth where all knowledge is found.

Informal inferences use premises and conclusions to argue for God.

St. Paul says that if this did not happen, then our faith is “futile” & the early Christian suffering was worthless.

This encyclical addresses Church teaching on evolution:

Mythology always means false.

One philosophical argument is usually sufficient to convince someone that God exists.

This saint was the first in Catholic tradition to re-create the Nativity scene.

Through reason, we come to know who God is.

According to the Trilemma of C.S. Lewis, it is possible Jesus was meant to be seen as only a moral teacher.

Which statement is true:

Love of friendship or brotherly love

Something cannot be both actual and potential at the same time and in the same respect.

"I am the way, the truth, and the life"

Perfect giving and receiving of what is due

This biblical figure foretold at the Presentation that a sword would pierce Mary's heart.

This Catholic encyclical addresses evolution:

God is agape.

Archetypes are specific to one culture.

The first atom in the Big Bang Theory is called the...

Which statement is true:

At the time of St. Paul’s writing, all of the witnesses to the Resurrection had died.

Gaudete Sunday is the _____ Sunday of Advent

This is an example of a transphysical event

The shepherds appear in Matthew's Gospel.

The crucifixion of Jesus does not appear in historical records outside of the Gospels.

The complete abandonment of one's religious faith

This prophet foretold that the messiah would be born in Bethlehem

This saint developed the Five Ways

Which describes the Second Way?

Revelation is necessary for us to come to know the loving nature of God.

Entropy points to the universe being finite.

The branch of philosophy that studies how things exist is...

This is the Fourth Way of St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Nicholas had a reputation for being a great defender of the Church

Contemporary science can provide reasonable evidence for the existence of God

According to St. Thomas, something cannot cause itself.

That which brings a thing into being or initiates a change.

Catholics believe the soul emerges from evolution.

Conscience is where God speaks to us.

Biblical Inspiration means the human author cannot contribute to the literary patterns of the text.

This theory was developed by a Catholic priest.

Naturalism refers to:

Symbols are meant to engage the human heart and soul.

Which statement is true:

The Apostles initially did not believe in the Resurrection.

This animates the body...

This power is the only one that can be directed toward what is good.

The Fine Tuning argument was created by a Catholic priest.

The belief that God does not exist is:

Catholic clergy (bishops, priests, deacons) have historically contributed to the development of science.

The human soul is immaterial.

Pope John Paul II wrote this encyclical