1. The sources and norms of Christian Theology I understand scripture‚ tradition‚ reason and experience as the sources and norms of Christian theology. Revealing the knowledge of God‚ guides us to know God‚ and inform our action and practice as believers‚ they are the sources as witnesses that points to the knowledge of God. At that same time‚ they are norms by which we can judge our understanding of God and correct our behaviors as children of God 2. Understanding of the source and norms Scripture
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supreme potential indicates Maritan’s strong belief in the compatibility of Christianity and modern liberal democracy when properly influenced by each other. He doesn’t believe we should “…pretend that Christianity is linked to democracy and the Christian faith compels every believer to be a democrat‚” but he does believe “democracy is linked to Christianity and that the democratic impulse has arisen in human history as a temporal manifestation the
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Is Lying Wrong? (Or Orderly Dissent) How wrong is it to lie? Take the hypothetical situation where you are in charge of the software for the launch of a rocket that will put a satellite into space. The launch director requires that various people‚ including you and a meteorologist "sign off" on launching the rocket. The weather is very overcast‚ and lightning has been detected in the distance. The meteorologist gives the "OK" to launch the rocket. You‚ however‚ have serious doubts that the
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Kitchen Productions‚ Inc.‚ 27 July 2007. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. <http://www.churchofsatan.com/Pages/index.html>.> "One Christianity." Http://www.onechristianity.org/. The Second Advent Christian™ Movement‚ 2006. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. Robinson‚ B. A. "Satanism." SATANISM. Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance‚ 4 Apr. 2008. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. http://www.religioustolerance.org/satanis4.htm "Seven Deadly Sins." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation‚ 22 Oct. 2012. Web. 22 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia
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Because the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics often helps people work through moral dilemmas‚ it has developed a method for ethical decision making as a resource for those who are confronting value questions. The approach has a number of steps‚ but the broad categories include recognizing the moral issue‚ evaluating alternative actions from various moral points of view‚ making a decision‚ acting‚ and considering the action in retrospect. This Issues in Ethics shows how our publication is part of the
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A. Summary of Beliefs in First Philosophy Education Paper My initial beliefs reflected that an effective Christian educator would support three specific conditions to promote learning of all students. The three essential conditions included a foundation of respect‚ being an active listener‚ and engaging in a “fail forward” attitude. Student learning is a multi-faceted paradigm that requires varying approaches. In order for educators to effectively meet the needs of each student‚ they must proficiently
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1. The Christian worldview is comprehensive and applies to all aspects of life. It believes in one God‚ absolute truths‚ a purposeful reality‚ and that humans are in need of redemption. This worldview believes that man is made in the image of God has fallen from the prefect creation God intended‚ but can be redeemed. It upholds God as the creator‚ sustainer‚ and as truth. It believes that God is infinite yet personal‚ loving yet just. Its view on God is that He is three persons in one; The Father
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My Philosophy of Christian Education Isaiah 54:13 “all your children shall be taught by the LORD‚ and great shall be the peace of your children.” Introduction: Upon examination of Jesus’ life and ministry here on earth‚ I find it to be very fascinating that He successfully engaged in a plethora of professional fields; including that of teaching. In fact‚ He holds the title of Master Teacher. He was indeed a highly sought after teacher whose passionate and holistic approach to the vocation of
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Ethics of Profit‚ Part 3: The Profit Motive Posted March 29‚ 2011 Filed under: character‚ competition‚ corporations‚ decision-making‚ ethics‚ finance‚profits‚ white collar crime | This is the third in a 3-part series on the ethics of profit. (See also Part 1 and Part 2.) As mentioned in previous postings‚ we should distinguish between our ethical evaluation of profit per se (which‚ after all‚ just means financial “gain”)‚ and our ethical evaluation of the profit motive. After all‚ I don’t worry
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A. Marketing Issues in Business Ethics: Marketing tobacco and alcohol. Discuss the ethics of marketing tobacco‚ marketing alcohol‚ or both‚ in terms any or all of the following: (1) underage customers‚ (2) target marketing ethnic groups and/or women‚ (3) moving questionable practices that have been abandoned in the United States to markets in developing nations. Discuss the ethics of marketing tobacco in ways that are illegal in the United States (i.e‚ to children during television shows
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