no motivation, too bad

roman catholicism

denomination that believes that truth is drawn from Scripture and tradition

reformed

this denomination relies on Scripture and reason for truth

cults

groups that deny fundamental truths of Scripture and rely on personal revelations

modernism

movement that draws truth from reason without God, man is supreme

post-modernism

movement that believes there is no absolute truth

clement of alexandria

the founder of Alexandria school of theology, believed Scripture was written allegorically

athanasius

championed the teachings of Christ and the Trinity, fought against Arianism

Basil the great

one of the 3 great Cappadocians

John Chrysostom

the patriarch of constantinople, called the golden mouthed because of his great preaching ability

john of damascus

he wrote the only greek orthodox systematic theology, was an iconodule

Nicaea 1

condemned the error of Arius who said Jesus was less than God

constantinople 1

completed the nicene creed, stressing the divinity of the Holy Spirit

ephesus

condemned the error of Nestorius who separated the 2 natures of Christ

chalcedon

condemned the error of Eutyches who said the 2 natures of Christ were blended together

nicaea 2

condemned the destruction of images by the iconoclasts

ulrich zwingli

swiss reformer, debated luther over the real presence in the Lord’s Supper

john calvin

french reformer who is the father of TULIP theology

martin luther

german reformer who nailed 95 theses to castle church

jacob arminius

dutch reformer who is the father of decision theology

Philip Melanchthon

german reformer, coworker with luther, tinkered with the augsburg confession

enlightenment

18th century movement confident in human reason, overly optimistic about world and human nature, and hostile to the supernatural and divine

romanticism

19th century movement that emphasized the importance of a person’s feelings as the basis for religious conviction and moral conduct

religious liberalism

a religious philosophy that says, day by day in every way I am getting better

rationalism

approached Christianity with intellect and no emotion, reason and common sense are the standard for a person’s life

existentialism

philosophy that denies the existence of absolute truth and urges people to find out for themselves what is true

david hume

18th century scottish philosopher who did not believe miracles could occur based on the uniformity of nature

jean astruc

18th century french Bible critic who taught that genesis was drawn from multiple sources and put together by a later editor

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19th century scientist who was the father of evolution

karl marx

19th century politician who thought religion stood in the way and was the opiate of the masses, he is the father of socialism and communism

friedrich nietzsche

19th century philosopher who proclaimed that God is dead

modernism

the Bible merely contains a record of the religious experiences of people of the past to be interpreted in the light of current religious experience

post-modernism

mathematics is an arbitrary mental game instead of a reflection of absolute laws of nature

post-modernism

society is not subject to absolute standards and can create its own values

modernism

the world is a closed system and truth can only come from within the system and scientific evidence

post-modernism

since there is no truth, history may be rewritten according to the needs of a particular group

sigmund freud

20th century philosopher who declared that religion perpetuates infantile behavior patterns

immanuel kant

18th century philosopher who taught that a person’s feelings should be the basis for religious conviction and moral conduct

Friedrich Schleiermacher

19th century theologian who is called the father of modern protestant theology, his source of truth was a pious feeling of dependence on God

isaac newton

18th century scientist who demonstrated that the motion of the heavenly bodies could be explained by gravity

rene descartes

17th century french philosopher who declared that all assertions must be doubted until they are proven

neo-orthodoxy

uses tools of higher criticism, rejects inerrancy of Bible and the historical accuracy of the Gospels

secular theology

teaches we must move away from religious answers to human problems, church should transform the world through service

liberation theology

teaches we must take a stand against social injustice, the goal is to build heaven on earth

feminist theology

strongly rejects roles given to men and women in the Bible

existential theology

says there are no absolute truths in the Bible

purim

feast that celebrates God’s deliverance of Israel during the time of Esther

passover

7 day festival celebrating deliverance from the egyptians through the red sea

feast of trumpets

also known as rosh hashanah, celebrates civil new year

day of atonement

a beautiful picture of the coming sacrifice that God would provide to cover sin, also known as yom kippur

chanukah

8 day festival of lights commemorating the reclaiming of the temple in jerusalem

joseph smith

founder that claims to have translated golden plates from an unknown language

Moroni

this angel led the founder to the golden plates buried in a hill in New York

the book of morman

the content of the golden plates

brigham young

led the mormans to utah in 1847

Jesus

they teach that this person is the spirit brother of satan

mormonism

their mantra is, as man in, God once was; as God is, man may become

jehovah’s witnesses

founder, charles russel, said that Jesus is the created son of God, watchtower is their publication

scientology

this religion claims that gods (known as thetans) are trapped inside each one of us

unification church

founder, sun myung moon, claimed to accomplish what Christ couldn’t, also known as “moonies”

new age movement

this group claims that everything is god, he is not a person but an impersonal force

islam

religion that teaches the five pillars

buddhism

teaches nirvana and the eightfold path, siddhartha guatama is founder, drank a lot of beer

hinduism

their sacred writing is bhagavad gita, teach the three main gods brahma, vishnu, and siva

taoism

teaches yin and yang

shintoism

made use of origami, paper of the spirits, tied to trees so that win repeats the prayers

dualism

belief in two gods, one good and one evil

arius

taught, there was a time when Jesus was not

modalistic monarchianism

sabellius taught there is one of the godhead who filled three different roles

subordinationism

this teaching says that the Son and the Holy Spirit are not equal with the Father but are less than him

dynamic monarchianism

paul of samosata taught there is one person of the godhead, the Son and Holy Spirit are powers proceeding from this god

india

birthplace of hinduism and buddhism

israel

birthplace of judaism

saudi arabia

birthplace of islam

china

birthplace of taoism

japan

birthplace of shintoism

karma

actions in this life determine our status in the next

ouija board

this method of realizing your full potential became a popular game to which you as “yes” or “no” questions

channeling

communicating with gods, spirits, and souls of the dead

psychic healing

this takes place through people inhabited by the souls of former doctors

exalted master

Jesus is one of these people who recognize their divine capabilities and used them

living prophet

the head of the mormon church who claims progressive revelation

terrestrial heaven

this heaven is for mormons who don’t do well and for honorable non-mormans

celestial heaven

this heaven is for mormons who do enough good works on earth

telestial heaven

this heaven is for those who are wicked

doctrines and covenants, pearl of great price

other religious mormon works

muhammad

founder of islam

jihad

means to contend for faith by any means necessary

5 pillars

confession, prayer, alms, fasting, and a pilgrimage to mecca

sunnis

85% of muslims following a moderate interpretation of islam

shi ites

15% of muslims who are more militant and dominate iran

bagavad gita

hindu bible

moksha

release from the cycle of reincarnation to become one with the universal god

brahma

the god of creation

vishnu

the god of preservation

krishna

10 incarnations in human form of vishnu

engrams

psychic scars, the cause of irrational behavior

thetans

eternal, uncreated, all powerful beings

preclears

scientology students

auditing

method of clearing mind of engrams

clear

state of being totally free of engrams