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Worldviews
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Theology Vibes
Dynamically Yours and Otherwise
Not Born Yesterdayish
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Powerful influences so deeply embedded in our culture we don't see them.
What are "hidden worldviews ?"
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Unreflective believing based on blind faith rejecting critical reflection.
What is Folk Theology?
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The person responsible for the Set Dynamics Conceptualizations found in the seminal book Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues.


Who is Paul G. Hiebert

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This is primarily concerned with developing the skills to successfully navigate the distance between the First and Second Naïveté.

What is a (Christian) University Education

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The arena in which an event or activity occurs.
What is context?
200
Belief ideas that remain exclusively on an intellectual level.
What are confessional beliefs?
200

The literal interpertation of the Latin phrase Incurvatus in se 

What is curving in towards ourselves

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A group that has hard boundaries - for example if circles are inside, squares will be outside.

What is "Western bounded set thinking?"

200

Here eventually one begins to reengage former concepts at new and deeper levels recognizing our initial concepts as aspects or parts of the greater whole.

What is The Second Naivete

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Christ, Scholarship, Community and Service

What are the APU Cornerstones?

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Beliefs that are reflected in our actions.
What are convictional beliefs?
300

The three qualities of a good theologian discussed in class

What are Interpretive, Relationally Excellent and Appropriately Integrative

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In this set, anything moving toward becoming an apple, such as an apple bud or blossom, can easily be considered an apple

What is a Centered Set

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Refers to the crisis that eventuates when one chooses to move forward from belief alone and examine embedded religious and theological claims with deeper logic and critical thinking

What is the Critical Distance Stage #2

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Comes from the Greek word πολεμικός (“warlike”) and refers to writing that functions as a kind of rhetorical battle.


What is Polemic Literature

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Defines worldview as a heart orientation.
Who is James Sire?
400

The theory that explains the development of culture as a way for humankind to manage the deep seated fear of its own mortality.

What is Terror Management Theory?

400

Fuzzy-set thinking is consistent with which categorization type

What is No Catagorizers

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The two main functions of traditional religion which prevent the critical distance required to attain the second naivete

What are accusation (fear of punishment) and consolation (the desire for protection or shelter)

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Commitments that are passed on to us by our family and communities - often impacting things group members believe without them realizing it.
What are Embedded Beliefs?
500
This is achieved when confessional beliefs line up with convictional beliefs.
What is a "congruent story?"
500
Any thinking, reflecting or contemplating on the reality of God.
What is theology?
500

Has large catagories for "right" and "wrong" and a small catagory for different

What is a Narrow Categorizer

500

Refers to the habitually uncritical acceptance of instructions, teachings, interpretations of Scripture at face value.

What is the First Naiveté?

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Multifaceted work of Christ that addresses sin and its consequences reconciling humanity to God

What is the Atonement