CORE390 Final

The order of creation

· Day 1 Light and day

· Day 2 Heaven

· Day 3 Earth

· Day 4 Climate and days

· Day 5 Seas

· Day 6 Man

The hierarchy of creation

God, Humans, Organics, Non Organics

Imago Dei (Image of God)

Humans were created in the image of God but not all knowing

Symbolism of nakedness

The symbolism of nakedness is our early naiveness to the world and to good and bad once we ate the fruit of knowledge we became aware and put on clothes

Temptation and the serpente-female complementarity

The serpent tempted Adom and Eve to eat the fruit of knowledge which they did

Three curses

·         Snake: Eat dust and crawl on your belly for the rest of time and women and children will always hate snakes

·         Women: Painful child labor, and to be ruled over by her Husband

·         Man: Cursed is the ground that bears fruits with thorns and laborious food gathering, to be mortal

Why God exiles Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden

Because they ate the fruit of knowledge and have knowledge of good and bad

Cain's motivation for murdering his brother, Abel

Because his brother abels offer to God was accepted and his was not. It was jealousy that over took him and made him kill Abel

Cain's punishment

Banished and forced to roam the world

The Beatitudes

· Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

· Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

·Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

·Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

· Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

· Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

·Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

·Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Teaching on adultery

You should not commit adultery, you shouldn’t even look at someone with lust

How we should treat enemies

You should love your enemies and should turn the other cheek

“love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you

Roman and Jewish reaction to Jesus's message

Jewish people like his message and were praying for a political savior

Five contributions of Christianity to civilization

Five contributions of Christianity to civilization are:

1. Development of Education

2. Art and Architecture:

3. Humanitarianism and Social Justice:

4. Ethical Framework

5. Influence on Western Legal Systems:

Secularization (meaning)

A belief system that rejects religion in society

Christianity as first "world religion"

You don’t have to be born Chirstian, anyone can be a Christian. Its not tribalism

Nazism as antithesis of Christian moral teachings

This is why the western world hated Nazism. It was for a master slave society and they believed in a master race.

Nones

People who do not affiliate with any certain religion (atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particular)

Data from PEW report

·3/10 people are nones

·Self-Identified Christians 63%’

·Christians are losing numbers and nones are gaining numbers in recent years

Depravity

That human nature is corrupted by sin

Christianity in Medieval Europe

The most important thing you could do is sacraments

Sacraments

Baptism, Confirmation, The Eucharist, Confession, Holy orders, Marriage, and Last rights

Indulgences

Big scandal with churches pushing donations after confessions to further reassure their sin was obsolved or you could pay to obsolve loved ones sins that were either living or dead

Protestant Reformation

· The bible is the sole authority for all matters. Salvation is by God’s grace and faith in Jesus.

· Started after the indulgences scandal

· Began with Martin Luther  

95 theses

Humans will reach salvation from the bible and faith not by indugences. Can not reach salvation through deeds. Only by faith.

Sola fide/sola gratia/sola scriptura (Luther's main teachings)

• Sola fide: live with and by faith

• Sola gratia: live with Gods grace

• Sola scriptura: Live by the scripture of the bible

The place of works (external vs. internal man)

Good works are the manifestation of grace and faith

Anything the body demands is dangerous: We need to subdue the body with fasting, vigil, and labor. By sitting and not working we are letting the devil in

Catholic criticism of Luther/The Reformation

The Catholics did not agree with Luther and said that only the church could speak of Gods will. Luther thought only the bible could speak of Gods will

Atman

The induvial self

Brahman

The supreme being of God and the Universe

Maya

The powerful force that creates the cosmic illusion that the phenomenal world is real"

Turiya

4^th state of mind that allows you to see past Maya

Dharma

Essence or purpose of a thing

Karma

Moral cause and effect, enforcer for Dharma

Samsara

Reincarnation, to bring everything to perfect harmony

Arjuna:

Questioning what he is doing fighting his friends/family

Krishna:

In a charioteer teaching of Hinduism, asks people to act selflessly

Setting of Bhagavad Gita

Middle of the battlefield in India. Arjuan is fighting his uncle and other family

Interpreting Bhagavad Gita

Could be an allegory of the battle of good and evil in ones self

Hinduism proper attitude toward death

We should not fear death because of its invenability and because of rebirth

Sense experience and attachment

Senses → attachment —> desires —-> addiction —-> rage/anger/madness —> loss of control

“If we are wise we will drive in our sense like a tortuous like his limbs”

Forms of yoga/purpose of yoga

Bhakti Yoga: The yoga of devotion or prayer

Jnana Yoga: the path of knowledge or philosophy

Raja Yoga: The yoga of meditation or contemplation

We use Yoga to gain freedom from attachment

Materialism/physicalism

The “soul” is part of the body and both die together

Substance dualism

the material world and the immaterial world interact with each other

Christian dualism versus Platonic dualism

In summary, Christian dualism centers around the conflict between good and evil, while Platonic dualism explores the dichotomy between the material and ideal realms.

Examples of NDEs

Failed suicide man saw a large ape he believed to be Satan; less than positive NDEs tend to happen when people contemplate suicide

Ways of interpreting origin of NDEs

· The brain as a transmitter of electromagnetic waves that converts them into visions like a TV

· Non-materialistic views of consciousness