Theology
Theology is the study of what?
God.
What is a "credible witness." Give 1 example of an attribute that lends to it.
What is a truth that exists independently of individual minds or perspectives called?
Objective truth.
We covered 4 overarching "Sociological Worldviews." Name 3.
Traditional, Modern, Postmodern, Integrative.
Name the 5 Love Languages
Physical Touch, Words of Affirmation, Gift Giving, Acts of Service, Quality Time
Theology is sometimes referred to as the ______ of the Sciences."
Queen.
The idea that faith and science are incompatible is called the ______ ______.
What does “subjective truth” mean?
A truth that is dependent on individual minds, perspectives, or experiences.
Broadly speaking, which worldview insists that all truth and morals are relative to each person or culture?
Relativism.
Who was canonized on 9/7/2025?
Saint Carlos Acutis
Complete the sentence “______ and ______ are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth” (St. Pope John Paul II, Fides et Ratio)
faith; reason
What does faith always entail some sort of relationship?
Because you must believe in someone who knows something.
Name the four modes of assent (outlined by Josef Pieper)
Knowing, Believing, Supposing, Doubting.
Name a worldview that Mr. Reichley would agrees falls within the "modern" sociological category.
Modernism, Materialism, Naturalism, Deism, Objectivism, Marxism
What is a litany prayer?
A list of titles or names of either many saints or one.
In theology what does it mean to "assent?"
To accept a particular judgment as true.
What is an article of faith?
A specific revealed truth and cannot be known by human reason alone (e.g. the Trinity)
Give an example of "believing" (according to the 4 modes of assent)?
Trusting someone's testimony on something you have not seen.
Name a worldview that Mr. Reichley would agrees falls within the "postmodern" sociological category.
Existentialism, Neopaganism, Relativism, Agnosticism, New Age Spirituality
In the “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” who are the “Listeners?”
Psychologists.
Name TWO of the thought experiments we covered in class AND how they relate to theology.
Mary’s Room, Derby Chant Audio Illusion, The Mandela Effect, The Blind Men and the Elephant, The Body Ritual among the Nacirema
What is A preamble of faith?
A foundational truth, (like the existence of God) that can be known through the light of reason and is a necessary basis for accepting articles of faith.
Is faith subjective or objective?
Both - there is an objective faith (e.g. Jesus) that must be adhered to by a subject (us).
Which worldview sees the universe as God-created and includes philosophers/theologians such as Aristotle, Avicenna, and Thomas Aquinas?
Classical Theism
Broseph believing doing drugs is wrong, but doing them in college, is an example of what psychological phenomenon?
Cognitive Dissonance