'A' Intro
Chapters 1-5
Chapters 1-5
Our ______ is a mental map that helps us interpret and navigate life.
worldview
Technology is ______ passive in the formation of our worldviews.
never
Christian ________ is a prerequisite for happiness; it makes us more free, not less- we are free to do what is good rather than be jerked around by our desires.
morality
The primary question politics seeks to answer is what is the best way to organize a _________ for its citizens.
community
The Biblical approach to community renewal looks for pain points in our community and finds a way to help, encourages a community to use their God-given gifts and helps people learn to solve their own ________.
problems
According to the Christian worldview, people matter most in creation because they bear the ____________.
image on God
While technology has brought us more safety, comfort, and knowledge, it has not necessarily brought us more _______, which should be our goal.
wisdom
Government has a vested interest in promoting a ___________ view of marriage because marriage has a stabilizing effect on society and can sustain civilization over time.
True _________ does not imply that no one is wrong, only that we should respect the dignity of those we think are wrong.
tolerance
According to the inherent-rights view of justice, government _______ the permanent rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
secures
________________ is the culmination of human communication and willful activity in a particular civilization.
Culture
_____________ is one of our most valuable currencies.
Attention
The Biblical idea of ___________ prevents the extremes of completely leaving creation alone on the one hand and brutalizing it on the other.
stewardship
Our primary resource as God's image bearers in not what's in the ground; it's what's in our _____.
minds
Rehabilitation rarely removes the bad stuff. ___________, on the other hand, replaces the bad stuff with good stuff. That is the difference.
transformation
_______________ may persuade people, but it really only manipulates them by arranging arguments deceptively.
Propaganda
During the Age of Enlightenment, people began to see art as a way to __________ reality.
escape
Environmental __________ think it would be best for the environment if human beings disappeared.
extremists
The following Christian ideas have influenced modern politics: the idea of ________ ___ has led to limited government and the idea that humans are made in God's image has led to more equality.
original sin
The goal of community renewal for the Christian is to seek that community's ______, its well-being and blessing.
shalom
An _______________ occurs when an argument asserts that a proposition must be true simply because it has not been proven false (or vice versa).
appeal to ignorance
A __________ view of human life says that it is better for us not to exist if those around us stand to lose more than we stand to gain.
utilitarian
A proper definition of marriage includes: a permanent, comprehensive, and _________ union and the capacity to bear and raise children in a stable environment.
exclusive
The Bible calls for treating poverty by feeding and clothing the needy as well as allowing the poor the _______ of work.
dignity
Like _________ and those who embrace nonresistance, just-war advocates want peace. The disagreement is over how to reach that objective.
pacifists