Theology exam

Natural Law

refers to standards of behavior over which we have a free choice to uphold or violate

deductive reasoning

uses the process of elimination

noor was disqualified from cross country for wearing a hijab….

solidarity

islam means

submission to the will of God (Allah)

islam is a

monotheistic religion

aristotle didn’t succeed his teacher, plato because…

he rejected form theory

aristotle was most interested in empirical research and logic… what 2 systems are accredited to his findings

taxonomy and syllogisms

monotheism is

the belief that there’s only 1 God

theistic dualism is

the belief that there’s 2 Gods, good and evil in constant tension with one another

pantheism is

the belief that all existence and the divine came from and are working towards unison as one being

islam believes

Allah is one God, one person

which of the following best describes aristotle’s 3rd man argument

Aristotle wondered why forms didn’t have forms (problem of infinite regress)

what did Aristotle find most fascinating about nature

nature is consistent enough for universal concepts to exist

when it came the theories on knowledge, Aristotle ____ with plato’s; Aristotle thought that knowledge was _____

disagreed/ based on empirical evidence

even though there are 2 main branches within Islam, not all muslims agree with each other within those 2 branches. what’s the fundamental course for this.

hermeneutics

what does islam believe about Jesus

that Jesus isn’t God, he didn’t die on the cross, and he didn’t rise from the dead, but he will herald the 2nd coming

what are the 5 pillars of islam

faith

prayer

fasting

charity

pilgrimage

which of the following is a possible belief about Jesus based on the Bible

Jesus claiming to forgive sins, is God

what was the first controversy within Christianity, spanning several hundred years

trinitarian

pick the option that best describes islam and nestorianism

both teach that Jesus, as a man, was not God, that Mary is not the mother of God, and that God didn’t die on the cross

how were the trinitarian controversies resolved

all of the bishops, as successors of the Apostles and guided by the holy spirit, formed a council to pray and discern the truth collectively

what makes the nicene creed different from the apostles creed

it includes the phrase “begotten, not made, of one substance, with the Father”

which of the following creeds was central to settling the Arian controversey and said during mass

nicene creed

a syllogism is an example of

deductive reasoning, a formula for figuring out if an argument is logical or nonsense

which of the following are examples of inculturation

language, art and music preference to celebrate the mass

how’s the Christian understanding of Christ’s life within a person different from pantheism such as found in Buddhism and Hinduism

Christ is operating through them (human persons have a different nature than God)

in spite of the trinitarian controversey, all Christians were

of one faith; they professed the same creeds, celebrated the same mass, and only followed apostolic successors; all Christians referred to themselves as Catholic for the first time

Catholic means

universal