Bible Final 2023

Historical revisionism

The act of reinterpreting the past to serve an ideological purpose.

Cosmic evolution

The belief that humanity is evolving both biologically and spiritually.

Microeconomics

Branch of economics that studies how households and firms buy, sell, and allocate resources.

Macroeconomics

Branch of economics that studies how large economies function as a whole.

Free market/capitalism

Economy in which economic decisions are freely made by households and firms.

Capital

Goods used to produce other goods and services, usually seen as necessary investments.

Adam Smith

The economist who believed that when people are free to pursue their own financial interests, they indirectly promoted the good of society.

Usury

The practice of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest is called.

Socialism

An economic system advocating either government or communal ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods and services. According to Marxist theory, what is the transitional phase between capitalism and communism.

Biblical stewardship

The act of managing and caring for resources that ultimately belong to God.

Political correctness

The censoring of language, ideas, acts, or policies that are perceived to discriminate or alienate minority social groups.

Shariah law

The moral and legal code that governs the lives of Muslims living within Islamic states.

Anarchism

Belief that government is inherently oppressive and should therefore be abolished, allowing individuals to govern themselves.

Secularists tend to favor which of the following political positions:

Distributive justice & Pure nature view of politics

Social contract

refers to the agreement a citizen enters into with a government to ensure protection from others.

Libertarianism

A political philosophy that advocates for limited government, free market economics, and an ethics based upon the principle that people should be allowed to do whatever they want as long as they do not infringe upon the rights of others.

Political conservatism

Political philosophy is a system of government based on respect for historical precedent, limited government, and adherence to traditional moral principles based on natural law.

Sphere sovereignty

The belief that God ordained three institutions of society—family, church, and state—and that society functioned best when each sphere is properly managing its own area of responsibility.

Progressivism

The belief that political systems/governments can be used to create economic prosperity, minimize risk, and advance society.

Order

Administrative aspect of the law that focuses on ensuring safety and efficiency.

Tort law

Set of laws that establishes remedies for those wronged by others.

The family

According to Christians this holds society together.

Teleological

Ethical system that judges morality by the consequences of the actions.

Deontological

Ethical system that judges morality based upon some principal of duty

Ethical egoism

Belief that we ought to do whatever is in our own best interest.

Situation ethics

Belief that the morality of an action is determined by the unique situation of that action.

Genetic drift

The belief that favorable traits can be passed on or eliminated from one generation to the next strictly by chance.

Monomyth

A popular theory that states that over time various cultures shared the theme about a hero's journey that focuses on the hero's departure, initiation, and triumphant return.

Ecofeminism

This is the concept of women or the female nature being wrapped up in the environment and the idea that female oppression is connected to the environment.

Mao Zedong

The brutal Communist dictator from China that led the cultural revolution from the 1950s into the 1980s. Up to 70 million Chinese citizens died as a result of my cultural and economic policies.

Karl Marx

The author of the Communist Manifesto, spent most of his life in museums and libraries never really having a "real job", and inspired an entire generation of totalitarian jerks that killed tens of millions.

Dialectical materialism

The belief by Marxists that only the material world exists and that class struggles are the best mechanism behind social and economic progress. Basically pitting the bourgeoisie and the proletariat against each other in class struggle.

Capitalism

The system in which capital assets are privately owned and prices, production and distribution of those goods are run based on competition within a free market. The Marxist oppose this "unfair" system.

Communism

The Marxist ideal of a classless and stateless utopian society where all property is commonly owned and each person is paid according to their ability and need.

Bourgeoisie

In Marxism, it is those that own the means of production, the wealthy in society, or the ones resented by the have nots.

Proletariat

Marx's term for the exploited class, the mass of workers who do not own the means of production.

Transhumanism

This is a humanistic movement hoping to advance humanity beyond its physical and mental limitations through application and implementation of technology.

Humanist Manifesto

The primary document detailing the beliefs and agenda of Secular Humanism. The central theme is that there is no value system based on a belief in God.

Materialism

The idea that only the physical world exists.

Hadiths

Traditions of the prophet Muhammad. The oral history of Muhammad's teachings, rulings, and the actions of his early companions.

Jihad

Coming from the Arabic word translated as "struggle," Both the inner spiritual battle of every Muslim to fulfill his religious duties and the outer, physical struggle against the enemies of Islam. Often used by radicals to justify Holy War on non-Muslims.

Shariah law

This code in Islam is the moral and legal precedent that governs the lives of Muslims. The code addresses a wide variety of subjects such as diet, hygiene, prayer, contracts, business, crime, and punishment.

Cosmological argument

The argument that demonstrates the universe was caused, and that the cause is sufficient for its effect.

Test of the real world

Are its consequences good or bad when applied in any given cultural context?

Test of the outer world

Is there some external, corroborating evidence to support it?

Test of Reason

Is it reasonable? Can it be logically stated and defended?

Koran

The holy book of Islam.

Communist Manifesto (1848)

A book written by Karl Marx. It suggested that there would be a social revolution in which the proletariat (working class) would overthrow the bourgeoisie (middle class factory owners) and then set up a classless, socialist community. This book was the blueprint for communist governments around the world.

Postmodernism

A well-thought out and deep philosophical worldview. The father of the worldview, a German philosopher named Friedrich Nietzsche, had many disciples, including Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault to name a few. All are now dead, but their teachings strongly influence higher education to this day, questioning the objective truth and existence of all things in the past.

Cosmological argument

The argument that demonstrates the universe was caused, and that the cause is sufficient for its effect.

General revelation

The knowledge of God's existence, character, and moral law, which comes through creation to all humanity.

Sophism

Pre-Socratic school of philosophy that taught the art of rhetoric and held skeptical views of truth, knowledge and morality. Often used as a form of manipulation and deception.

Deconstructionism

In a Postmodern world, the method of literary analysis that questions the ability of language to sufficiently represent reality, seeking to look into the roots of original text in order to bring about "fairness" in language for all groups.

Meditation

The art of focusing one's mind to induce a higher state of consciousness.

Yoga

The practice of physically concentrating to become one with ones self and your internal healing capability and energy through posses and stretches'. An ancient art form for the human body.

Channeling

The practice of communicating with disembodied spirits through a medium.

New Atheism

What is the contemporary form of atheism that not only denies the existence of God but also vehemently criticizes and condemns religion?

Liberation theology

What is the political movement that interprets the teachings of Jesus Christ as a call to liberate the poor?

The Enlightenment

According to Secularists, this “age” of human history helped set the world free from Christian “dogma”

Education

Secularism, Postmodernism, and Marxism are most influential in this institution based on the shear number of people it can reach with its messaging.

Worldview

A pattern of ideas, beliefs, convictions, and habits that help us make sense of God, the world, and our relationship to God and the world.