Theology Test 1

• When the definition of Supernatural Faith says it is "A virtue" what does this particular phrase mean?

  Faith is a lasting attitude or disposition
• When the definition of faith says that involves being "moved by God" what does that indicate?

  God strengthens the human will to believe
• In the expression, "Faith and Reason" what is meant by reason?

  Any naturally acquired knowledge
• Rationalism (The belief that there is no knowledge beyond that which is naturally accessible to humans through their senses) is a cherished part of the Catholic theological tradition.

  False
• When the definition of faith says that faith involves "the intellect" what does that indicate?

  Faith involves a type of knowledge
• When the definition of faith says that it includes "The will" what does that indicate? 

  Faith involves a human choice to believe
• John Paul II thinks that the Church, through God's revelation has meaningful information about human origins

  True
• What is the best statement about the relationship between the natural and the supernatural?

  The supernatural builds on the natural in human life; it pre-supposes it and elevates it
• How was Christ inserted into the image of the philosopher on the sarcophagi?

   

  He answers the questions about death and how to live well.
• What does Robert Sarah emphasize that faith does to our idea of the human person: 

  It helps us re-discover human greatness in the light of God's greatness.
• What is Robert Sarah's general opinion of the interaction between faith and reason? 

   

  He mostly talks about ways in which Faith corrects errors.
• What did the shepherd on the sarcophagus represent? 

  Rural tranquility
• Which of these is an example of a natural hope?

  The desire to find a loving spouse
• Which of these expresses Robert Sarah's attitude towards God's place in reality? 

  Everything is fulfilled in God. Knowing God adds a beautiful dimension to life. 
• If a theory of evolution is going to be considered compatible with a Christianity (according to John Paul II) which elements would it have to have space for?

  The spiritual human soul to be directly created by God

   God must be a first cause of evolution
•  Humans are real causes, but their causality depends on God's being first. 
• Which of these is an example of primary causality?

  God creates matter
• The creation account in Genesis is: 

  Peaceful and orderly
• The ONLY way to understand the Genesis creation account which is faithful to the Scriptures is to understand that God created in exactly 7 literal days. 

  False