Three analogies for worldview - Answer -foundation of a building, lenses, and box top of a jigsaw puzzle
Theism - Answer -Belief in God
Deism - Answer -The belief that God created the world but is not relational and not involved in it.
Pantheism - Answer -the belief that the divine reality exists in everything
Atheism - Answer -Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or supernatural
The Coherence Test - Answer -Examines the consistency of a worldview to see if one's specific values
and belies contradict any other beliefs
The Correspondence Test - Answer -Examines how well a worldview corresponds to reality, it evaluates
the evidences and experiences to see if the worldview matches with what one perceives in the real
world.
The Practical Test - Answer -Evaluates a worldview's livability. Does the worldview bring satisfaction as
one faces life's challenges, or is it found to be lacking?
, What is the difference between an open system and a closed system? - Answer -Open system includes
the natural world as well as the supernatural world.
Closed system only includes the natural world
Private worldview - Answer -Describes an individual's personal view of the world that is shaped by the
individual's life story, experience, social and cultural context, and relationships.
Shared worldview - Answer -refers to a set of foundational assumptions that groups of individuals hold
in common. These assumptions are shaped by a community of thinkers and practitioners across times
and places. It's often expressed through a shared language or vocabulary, a common set of beliefs, and
similar practices.
Ultimate reality - Answer -The question of "Is there a God?"
Ethics - Answer -The question of right and wrong
Summarize the two creation accounts in Genesis 1 & 2. - Answer -Genesis 1 has a universal point of view
and looks at the big picture of creation. Genesis 2, then, has a focused point of view that looks at the
creation of Adam and Eve and God's relationship with humanity.
List and briefly explain the four statements describing the Trinity - Answer -God is one
God is three equal person-Father, Son, and Spirit) and each one is divine
God is unity-Father, Son, Spirit together are one god
God is diversity-the three persons are all separate and unique
Tritheism - Answer -the doctrine of or belief in the three persons of the Trinity as three distinct gods.
What is the importance of the doctrine of the Trinity for the Christian worldview? - Answer -The
significance of trinity is love. God has eternally existed in relationship.
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