Post Enlightenment Interpretation- A Rational Approach

Draw a picture of the Barth- Bultmann debate

Which century was the Enlightenment Period?

• 15th

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

Merold Westphal calls '_____' the religion of the Enlightenment

Which of the following were/are deists?

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Deism is the belief in a supreme being (God) who does not intervene in the world.

• True

• False

Which of the following are deist beliefs?

• Deists usually believe that God created the world and usually believe that God is good and wants humans to behave morally

• Many deists believe that God will reward or punish people in the afterlife.

• The deist God does not answer prayers or perform miracles and does not grant revelations to his followers.

•  Revealed religions (religions that claim to be found on revelations from God) are all mistaken and the real God does not favour one religion over another.

For deists, you must worship God in churches and have Priests.

• True

• False

Instead of revelation, Deists think humans can arrive at some knowledge of God through reason and studying nature.

• True

• False

The ________ argument is a popular proof for the existence of God through reason and studying nature. The ______ Argument is a popular proof for the existence of the God of Deism. This God does not intervene, Jesus can only be an inspirational moral teacher and the Bible can only be a book of moral teachings.

A Deist approach to the Bible will focus on separating the valuable moral lessons it can teach from the superstitious and illogical supernatural details.

• True

• False