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I believe that when I die, that’s it. So until then I am going to kick as big of a dent in the universe as possible.
Deism
Islam
Biblical Theism
Existentialism
2
Sire: one's worldview is a commitment of the heart it is “the central defining element of the human person".
True
False
3
James Sire commented that when we examine New Age beliefs we are studying a worldview in its
late adolescence
absurdity
pure essence
dying years
4
Which is NOT a viewpoint about prime reality held by biblical theists?
God is transcendent
God is infinite
God is personal
God both exists and does not exist
5
Atman is Brahman means
the individual "soul" is the "Soul" of the whole cosmos
Atman was a religious leader in Hinduism who changed his name to Brahman
ultimate reality is unknowable
that Jesus Christ is Lord in Hindi
6
The Muslim prayer
Allahu akbar
is proclaimed five times a day and is translated "God is love",
False
True
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Which is NOT a believe of the biblical worldview?
if you don't live well karma will bring you back until you get it right
Jesus is the only way of salvation
we are called to share the gospel with the whole world
people are made in the image of God
8
According to Naturalism, the cosmos exists as a uniformity of cause and effect in an
open system
.
True
False
9
What WV does this sound like? "Since I have realized the God-consciousness within me I am able to create my own reality.
Nihilism
New Age Spirituality
Postmodernism
Biblical Theism
10
According to sociologist Christian Smith, a brand of Deism popular with most American teenagers these days is called
Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Make-Your-Own-God Deism
American Teenager Deism
postmodern deism
11
In the biblical worldview history is
absurd, meaning that there is no meaning to be found
cyclical, meaning that it will repeat over and over again forever
chaotic, meaning that no one can know its direction or purpose
linear, meaning that it is going toward a certain end
12
James Sire suggests that which of these movies have been influenced in some degree by New Age themes
Star Wars
The Matix
All of the above
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
13
Sire: claims that his book is more basic than formal studies in philosophy, theology, and comparative religi
True
False
14
What is the main point of this quote from an Existentialist? "The brain secretes thought as the liver secretes bile."
the human mind is separate from the brain
there is a huge mystery in the workings of the human mind
I have no clue
thoughts are not from the spirit of a man but chemical reactions of brain
15
The worldview expressed in this photograph can best be described as...
biblical theism
naturalism
deism
eastern pantheistic monism
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Pantheistic monism is the notion that only one impersonal element constitutes reality.
True
False
17
James Sire does not see Existentialism as a full worldview, but sees it as _________ of Nihilism.
Twin
Parasite
Friend
Enemy
18
The t shirt says "Allah calling... Accept or Decline?" A person wearing this shirt is promoting which worldview?
Islam
Postmodernism
Biblical Theism
New Age Spirituality
19
While worldview itself is invisible because it is internal and based upon beliefs, culture is worldview made visible.
True
False
20
Matter is all that exists. There is no god, no soul, no immaterial existence. This describes:
Pantheism
Theism
Naturalism
Deism
21
The Deists of the 17th and 18th centuries believed all of the following EXCEPT
God created the universe
God is infinate
God is powerful
God is personal
22
Fill in the blank to James Sire's important question, "What personal, life-orienting core _ are consistent with this WV?
Feelings
Commitments
Belifs
Behaviors
23
According to James Sire, the political system which attempts to put naturalism into practice is called
Anarchy
Captialism
Democracy
Marxism
24
A Muslim declaration of faith is "There is no God but Allah and Muhammed is the Prophet of God."
False
True
25
The worst sin in Islam is
shirk
, which when translated into English means
idolatry
murder
theft
adultery
26
Naturalist Richard Dawkins calls natural selection
his "god"
A ridiculous fantasy
the blond watchmaker
our only hope
27
Which is NOT a stated purpose of James Sire's book
The Universe Next Doo
r?
To answer questions of life as who am I? why am I here? where am I going?
To outline the basic worldviews of the Western world
To trace how competing was have developed from a breakdown in the theistic
To show how postmodernism puts a twist on various worldviews
28
Which of the following choices best describes the progression of worldviews in the West?
worldviews progressed from mere natural beliefs to supernatural beliefs
wv's progressed from belief in God → impersonal God → no God → no purpose
worldviews progressed from trusting science and to trusting Scripture
What? Worldview? What's that?
29
Which is NOT a worldview question based upon Sire's book
The Universe Next Door
?
What is prime reality—the really real?
Why is it possible to know anything at all?
What is the meaning of life?
What is a human being?
30
Existentialism leads to
solipsism
, the false belief that
each person alone is the determiner of values
the Bible is NOT absolute truth
the Bible IS absoulte truth to Christians only, but not to unbelievers
there is no reality
31
The statement “the soul of each individual is the soul of the cosmos” describes which of the following
psycho-cosmologism
Existentialism
Dualism
Eastern Pantheistic Monism
32
From a the biblical theist perspective, what is the basis for morality?
parents teaching their children rules
God’s law as passed down by Abel and his descendants
the nature and character of God as is revealed in his Word
the majority-view of society, since society bears the imago Dei
33
According to Sire, which is NOT an Existentialist author
Camus
Baudelaire
Satre
Heidegger
34
Albert Camus and other Existential authors sought to transcend Nihilism.
True
False
35
The worldview being promoted by this image is
New Age Spirituality
Islam
Naturalism
Biblical Theism
36
The word culture and what culture means is clearly defined in the Bible and can be quoted from a specific Bible verse.
True
False
37
The shirt reads "Intelligent Design is Neither". What worldview is being promoted here?
Islam
Eastern Pantheistic Monism
Biblical Theism
Naturalism
38
Choose the option that BEST describes the biblical view of truth.
it is impossible to have any certainty to know if God is real
no one can know anything with any amount of certainty
humans can know the world and God because God communicates with them
man must do his best to make his own meaning in a meaningless world
39
Biblical theists believe that ethics are universal and absolute because they
can only be found in some cultures
are derived from various cultures
are determined by man's best attempt to improve his life
are based on the unchanging character of a good God
40
A simple definition for worldview is: Beliefs that drive behavior.
False
True
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A metanarrative is
a way of looking at the value of literature
the truth about aliens
a master story encompassing all other stories
the opposite of modernism
