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to be human is to...
the mystery of evil, the mystery of good, and the riddle of the challenges facing us today
what prompts or forces people to ask questions?
riddle
human existence is a...
ourselves
the deepest question of all is the question we are to...
Karl Rahner
what theologian said "To be human... is ever to be a seeker of answers"?
technology
what is an example of a challenge we face today?
Blaire Pascal
what French philosopher / scientist said that humans are caught between grandeur and misery?
atheism
what belief holds that there is no God?
Albert Camus, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud
who were the four modern thinkers who caused reason and denied the existence of God?
Albert Camus
which atheist thinker said that everyone experiences existence as a stranger in the world, the whole of existence as a death-dealing plague, and the most appropriate response to the human condition as out - and - out rebellion?
Karl Marx
which atheist thinker saw the Christian religion of his culture as the principal obstacle to justice for all?
Friedrich Nietzsche
which atheist thinker believed that God was oppressive and that atheism was the only way to be free?
Sigmund Freud
which atheist thinker viewed "God" as a mere projection of human need?
agnosticism
the position in which someone is unsure of the existence of God?
the sinfulness of the churches
a common reason for atheism and agnosticism is what?
theism
the belief in God
John Henry Newman
which 19th century philosopher was familiar with former proofs of the existence of God and arrived on a theory of the convergence of probabilities as well as his claim that theism is an illative sense?
signs of transcendence
this massive mystery of a world, the experience of beauty and goodness, the testimony of conscience, the trustworthiness of reality, the testimony of time, the witness of outstanding human beings, the spiritual power of faith-filled lives, and our own rel
prominent contemporary figures
Karl Rahner (God at the edge of consciousness) Paul Tillich (God in the depth of things), and Hans Kung (God in the trustworthiness of reality)
Old Testament
Hebrew Bible
New Testament
Jesus's word
Bible vs. nature
direct vs. indirect
Bible
books"; the source of God's revelation
Abraham
revelation because with who?
Jesus
revelation came to an end in and through who?
prophet
spoke on behalf of God
masculine or feminine
personal images in the Bible can be what?
father
Jesus's favorite name for God is...
Hosea
who introduced the image of God as husband or lover?
abba
daddy or papa
our maturity, the maturity of society, and our access to revelation
our knowledge on revelation is based on...
Christian designation
the Old and New Testaments are what?
3 times
how many times longer is the OT than NT?
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
original languages of the Bible
divine inspiration
God inspired the people who wrote the Bible and gave them insight
God
primary author
Evangelists
secondary authors
verbally (oral tradition)
before the Bible was written, they were told...
gospels
mark, luke, matthew, and john
get insight of God
stories and images are used to...
prosopon
Greek for "way of being
Trinity
one God, three ways of being
because bad things happen to good people
why do many deny the existence of God?
late 50s
scientific reason for denying the existence of God
revelation
historical but cannot be historically verified
BIble
no definition or final description of God
Genesis 1
general
Genesis 2
specific