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

prudence

Good thoughts in action

fortitude

enables one to have a strong will to do good

temperance

enables one to not take good thing to far

justice

to be fair

the golden rule, given by Jesus in his sermon on the mt, means

“do unto others as you would have then do unto you”

The beatitude which enables one to mourn the consequences of evil actions depends upon the virtue of…

prudence

The ability to stand up for what’s good even when “people hate you, and when they exclude and insult you and denounce your name as evil” is enabled by the virtue of…

fortitude

when someone “hungers and thirsts” for what’s fair for all people they’re exercising the virtue of…

justice

those who’re “poor in spirit” are able to regulate the good, material things of the world in their life so as to put what’s truly good first. this beatitude depends upon the virtue of…

temperence

what are all parts of morality

circumstances

intention

action

can an intrinsically evil act become good through someone’s intentions or circumstances… “someone becomes addicted to a harmful drug”

abusing drugs isn’t morally wrong in this case because the child’s circumstances change the nature of the action

chasity

an unchanging principle and a call to treat human beings as persons to be loved rather then objects to be used for their sexuality

modesty

a social norm that can change bases on culture

can an intrinsically good action become morally wrong through a persons actions or intentions. ex.

consuming alcohol can become intrinsically evil with the intention of drinking and driving

according to catholicism teaching what does inadmissible mean in regards to the death penalty

due to modern resources the death penalty in the US should b rarely used and only implemented as a last resort permissible in self defence of a society

why does the catholic church take sec outside marriage so seriously

the sexual act is a sacrament every time a couple engages in the marital embrace they’re receiving the sacrament of marriage and renewing their wedding vows in a physical way

Who administer the sacrament of marriage?

The bride and groom

which thing is the root cause of all other sins?

pride

identify the theological virtues

hope

charity

faith

identify the cardinal virtues

temperance

fortitude

justice

prudence

according to Lewis, which of the following shouldn’t guide faith?

Emotion

Which of the following is an example of the word begotten?

from the combined chromosomes of a man and a woman at contraception, unique human DNA is created and bears the image of their biological parents

for the following statement, fill and blanks using the words “made” and “begotten”

Gods only son is begotten not made

Time is a measure of

change

Aristotle claim that using Deductive reason

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