Topic 1 Study Guide

Topic 1 Study Guide This topic study guide is a tool designed to prepare students for the Topic 1 Quiz. Complete this study guide as directed by your instructor. When completing this study guide, answers should be in your own words or quoted with quotation marks and be drawn from one of the course readings (textbook and overview referenced below), or other sources listed in the syllabus. Outside sources, including internet sites, are not acceptable. When quoting and paraphrasing, include all authors' last names for citations that have multiple authors. For quoted citations, be sure to include the page or paragraph number(s). The quiz will be graded for accuracy, so take time to seek the correct answers for this topic study guide before you attempt the quiz. The quiz will be administered in class. Please type your answers below each question. 1. List three analogies for worldview used in Chapter 1 of the textbook.  Lenses  Jigsaw puzzle  A story 2. List the various definitions and descriptions of worldview found in the textbook and overview.  It is a foundational set of assumptions to which one commits that serves as a framework for understanding and interpreting reality and shapes ones behavior. 3. Match the following worldview terms (Atheism, Pantheism, Theism, and Deism) with the correct description below. a. Belief in a personal and relational God who created and sustains all that exists:  theism b. Belief in a God who created all things but is not relational or involved in the world:  deism c. Belief that "all is God" and in a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a personal God:  Pantheism d. Belief only in the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or supernatural:  Atheism 4. According to Chapter 1 in the textbook and Topic 1 Overview, which worldview families use both faith and reason?  All worldviews are supported by faith and reason 5. What kind of person does James 1:26 speak about?  A two faced person who says they believe in one thing but does another 6. Please describe several key themes presented in Proverbs 8:10-11.  Things we desire such as silver, gold, and rubies are not as important as knowledge and wisdom 7. According to The Beginning of Wisdom, what is the definition of faith?  Private worldview is shaped by a persons life experiences and shared worldview is shaped by community through time and places and expressed by shared languages and beliefs. 8. Briefly describe the three worldview tests.    Practical test – reviews workability and practical value in the most important areas of life and experiences. Coherence test – reviews the internal consitencst and rational coherence of worldview assumptions. Correspondence test – reviews a worldviews ability to provide a cogent explanation of reality. 9. Match the following worldview elements (ultimate reality, nature of the universe, human nature, knowledge, ethics, and purpose) with the correct question below: a. Is there absolute truth?  knowledge b. Is there a God?  Ultimate reality c. How do we know right from wrong?  ethics d. Is there a spiritual part to the universe?  Nature of the universe e. Does life have meaning?  purpose f. Are humans merely higher orders of mammals?  Human nature 2 10. When discussing worldviews, what is the difference between an open system and a closed system?  An open system is influenced by the spiritual world and says that there is a spiritual force outside of social interactions. A closed cannot be influenced by external forces because nothing external exists. 3