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Basically stating that it is not good for you to be completely aware of sub conscience.

Our dreams are the way to our sub conscience and our fears.

The way we percieve things as beatuiful is connected through our sub conscience and makes us prejudge things at first site.

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“What We Say About Religion and What We Do”

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“What We Say About Religion and What We Do”

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most people say they go to chruch than they actually do. about 20% of americans actually attend church on a weekly basis. also, europe church attenders are less than american attenders.

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Creationism vs. evolutionism in education

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Creationism vs. evolutionism in education

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Many argue that both creation and evolution should be taught/discussed. Consensus: evolution - factually based part of school ed.  Creation - left to religious ed.

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christians vs taliban: Faith and Culture

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christians vs taliban: Faith and Culture

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christians killed members of Nigerian taliban. the basis of discussion is are the christians actions justified?  what would you do if you were in their spot?

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Assisted suicide is suicide with the help of another individual; whereas suicide is just the act of taking one's own life.

Some see assisted suicide as murder where other people see it as helping a loved one end overwhelming pain or discomfort.

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Hope is a dangerous thing. Should hope in God yet still do things for yourself. Becomes dangerous when only hoping in God yet doing no action. Hope should never be limited. Limiting hope puts limits on what God can accomplish.

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Basis of the discussion....Is it moral to get an abortion or not? When does something become a person at conception or at birth? Should a child be born into a bad situation or aborted?

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True happiness found in unselfish love. Loving blindly is hatred since not to real advantage of beloved. Whole heart must be in charity, otherwise not genuine. Love for self must be as great as love for others or we cannot love anyone.

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We should "treat thy neighbor like thyself." Also anxiety of faith is caused through laziness of not asking. Loving others like one loves himself is in most cases not possible. Our world today we dont love people the same due to race, wealth, and faith.

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Jacob fights God for a blessing. Gives a picture more so of the struggle people have with God sometimes over different issues. God doesn't always answer prayers and the reasons for this vary. Psalm reflects on crying out to God with no response.

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Author views fundamentalism:tunnel-visioned view on life&religion-should b something fall back on not afraid to disobey.Notices death=big motivator 4 religion

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Contrast between large institutional churches and theological churches.
1.no longer teaching the sacred story.2.focus more on growth of church3.lost connection

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The story of Noah
Teaches how the strength of Noah's faith saves him from the corruption from the earth. 1) God judges sin
2) God displays Grace
3) Faith

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American religion has become rule-based Puritan structure/authority

we scapegoat to avoid diagnosis

capitalism seeped into religion to say salvation earned

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study human/divine nature of JC

Ebionites-JC received Spirit at baptism

Valentinians-body from heaven

Gnostics-only appeared human

"Word made Flesh"-John

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Arius opponent-Christ same substance of God

Jesus must be fully human to fully atone sin, be fully divine to have power to atone

"Black Dwarf"; often exiled

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"bearer of God" (Mary, mother of Jesus)

Christians claim Jesus 100% human, 100% divine

controversy ensues

Council of Ephesus decreed Christokos agreeable

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5th century heretic

claims Mary did not give birth to divinity, but to man

he says human and divine persons of Jesus separate

exiled by Council of Ephesus

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Curiosity leads Adam and Eve to eat the fruit-banished from Eden along with all humanity for disobeying God. God rejects offering -Cain Jealous-kills Abel. 

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Central Christian doctrine

1 God, 3 Persons

Augustine: Lover (F), Beloved (S), Love (HS)

implied Biblical docrtine formed 180 AD

create, redeem, sustain

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claimed Jesus "creature" of Father; "there was a time when Jesus was not"

if true, Jesus not God

deemed heresy Council of Nicaea-325 CE, Bishops voted 218-2

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At-one-ment

Leviticus ritual: one goat sacrifice, one goat carries away sin

Anselm's Satisfaction Theory: Cross of Christ atones honor and dignity with God

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Eschatology-"last things"

Parousia-"coming" of Jesus Christ at end times

Rapture: new doctrine (1830), Jesus comes and takes some, leaves others behind

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Study of correspondence between types and realities

OT figures anticipating the Gospel (Noah's ark->the Church; Moses->Jesus; Jonah->death/new life

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Theos-God; ology-study of

one discoursing on the gods.

The disciplined study of religious "big" questions.

"Theology is anthropology." —Anselm Feuerbach

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mediator of Church/Kingdom

prefers quiet world of monk

Ontological argument: God must exist: God is greater than any other being that is conceivable

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4th C, opponent of Augustine

Pelagianism-humans able to merit salvation

human will free to do good/evil, moral action can't depend solely on God

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Abraham Heschel

Jewish theologian-civil rights and Vietnam War

"Theology of Pathos"
God moved by world and reacts

learn about God through action not faith

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Paul Tillich

Bridge gap between Christian faith + modern culture - method of correlation: revelation answers cultural questions.

Healthy to protest community

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2 Creation accounts focus differs

Creation fulfills itself

Adam and Eve called to till the ground; we are partners with God and others in ongoing creation

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Monotheistic - belief in one God

Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Leviticus, Deuteronomy

Emphasis put more on a personal connection with God

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You must  turn from sin and follow Jesus's example of baptism,make God YOUR God,& share his word. Finally, repent, place faith in God, and then become baptized.

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The temptations Jesus faced for fourty days by the Devil in the Wilderness.
1)Turn these stones to bread
2)All the kingdom can be yours
3)Jump off the temple

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The belief in one God and the belief that his only son Jesus Christ died for our sins and resurrected the third day. Salvation is through him.

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A true monotheistic religion. believes in one God, no one can ever be higher. The Qu'ran 100% truth;cannot be altered. 

shirk is ultimate sin

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The birth of Jesus and prophet John, which consists of three wise men, King Herod, and shepherd.

Three wise men warn Mary and Joseph of King's approach.  

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Buddhism- 2500 year old religion
Varied in practice, but have core beliefs
The Four nobel truths is achieved by the eightfold path
All is one
Different practices

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The oldest, organized religion with origins before 6500 BC from India and is incapable of being precisely defined.

A notable Hindu is Gandhi