Park Springs
Concepts
Literary Works
Arguments
Eclipse Day
100

# of points that make up our church’s vision

5

100

the 17th and 18th-century European intellectual movement that emphasized reason, science, and individualism

Enlightenment Movement

100

the seminal work by Charles Darwin that proposed the theory of evolution through natural selection as the mechanism for the diversity of life on Earth

Origin of Species

100

Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett are known as this when it comes to the rise of the new atheists

The Four Horsemen
100

This is how long the total solar eclipse lasted for in the Dallas area on Monday.

4 minutes

200

This person will have been on PS staff for 12 years in September, making them the most tenured member at Park Springs.

Jared Jackson

200

The theological notion that attributes unexplained phenomena to the intervention of a divine being

God of the Gaps Concept

200

The psalm chapter where the scripture, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork,” comes from

Psalm 19

200

This argument, also known as the argument from design, posits that the complexity and orderliness of the universe imply the existence of an intelligent designer.

Teleological Argument

200

The singer of the 1983 power balled titled total eclipse of the heart

Bonnie Tyler

300

He is the chair of the elder board

Jim Adams

300

This term refers to the belief that human societies have gradually moved towards greater rationality, secularism, and scientific understanding, often leading to a decline in religious influence

Human Progress

300

The proverbs chapter where the scripture, “By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place,” comes from

Proverbs 3

300

This was the first person that the cosmological argument was attributed to

Thomas Aquinas

300

In this show, debuting in the year 2006, the solar eclipse served as a catalyst for activating the special abilities of certain characters

Heroes

400

This is when the church was founded

1979

400

the philosophical perspective that asserts the existence of a divine creator or higher power as the foundation of reality and meaning

Theistic Worldview

400

Included the phrase, "God is dead" from his work "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" in 1882

Friedrich Nietshe

400

This phenomenon, observed in light from distant galaxies, provides evidence for the expansion of the universe, as wavelengths of light are stretched, causing a shift towards the red end of the spectrum

Redshift Effect

400

This was the last time a total solar eclipse happened in North Texas

1878

500

This is the church that planted Park Springs Bible Church, along with all the other Bible churches in the area

Pantego Bible Church

500

the philosophical concept that refers to the comprehensibility and rationality of the universe, often explored in discussions about the nature of reality and knowledge

Intelligibility

500

the title of Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet that advocated for American independence and challenged the authority of British rule

Common Sense

500

This contemporary philosopher and theologian is renowned for his defense of the cosmological argument, proposing that the universe requires a transcendent cause

William Lane Craig

500

This is the year that North Texas will experience its next total solar eclipse

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