Basic definitions
the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
History
The Christian metanarrative of Creation → Fall → Redemption → Restoration
The redemptive narrative
This apostle wrote 13 books (epistles) of the New Testament — more than any other single author.
Who is Paul?
The belief that society is guided by nature through progressive socioeconomic phases: tribalism, slavery, feudalism, capitalism, socialism, and ultimately communism
Historical materialism
An economic system in which capital assets are privately owned, and the prices, production, and distribution of goods and services are determined by competition within a free market
Capitalism
Something that is indisputably known to be true
Fact
The belief that all events, including human actions, are the inevitable and necessary results of previous actions
Determinism
Considered the "Father of History"; wrote The Histories and emphasized evidence.
Who is Herodotus?
The belief that we are progressing through history toward the ultimate goal of realizing our own divinity
Evolutionary godhood
The Marxist ideal of a classless and stateless utopian society in which all property is commonly owned and each person is paid according to his or her abilities and needs
Communism
The writing of history or the study of the methodology historians use to reconstruct historical events
Historiography
The belief that society will continually improve through human initiative
Social progress
Greek historian who focused on causes in History of the Peloponnesian War.
Thucydides?
The inner spiritual struggle + outer physical struggle in Islam.
Jihad
An economic system based upon governmental or communal ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods and services
Socialism
The writing of history for the purpose of making certain future states appear to be inevitable, thus projecting an interpretation of history onto the future
Historicism
The Marxist view that history advances through socioeconomic stages (tribalism → slavery → feudalism → capitalism → socialism → communism).
What is Historical Materialism?
Postmodern philosopher who saw history as fiction and "truth" as a tool of power. Answer: Who is Michel Foucault?
Michel Foucault?
The belief that humanity is evolving both biologically and spiritually
Cosmic Evolution
Belief in progressing toward human divinity through history.
What is Evolutionary Godhood?
The belief that history follows a chronological pattern of cause and effect
Linear conception of history
The view that the world and human existence are without meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth, or essential value
Nihilism
Marxist author of A People's History of the United States; rejected objectivity.
Who is Howard Zinn?
Reinterpreting the past for ideological purposes.
What is Historical Revisionism?
The goal of uniting all Muslims under one Islamic state or global caliphate.
Pan-Islam