Test 2 Reformation and Enlightenment

• Which was part of the religion of works, according to Protestants?

  
  

  Vows of celibacy made by monks and nuns.

  Devotion to saints.

  The decision to become a monk or nun.
• Imputed Righteousness

  Refers to God seeing believers as righteous even though they are not.
• What country were both Descartes and Pascal from?

  France
• Why did Descartes propose to begin with doubting everything?

  So that he could build from what he could be absolutely certain of.
• According to Pascal, what kind of loss occurred when one believed in God but it turned out He did not exist?

  A finite loss
• Which trait was NOT part of Jefferson's idea of God?

  "God consisted of a Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
• What happens after one has made Pascal's wager in favor of belief in God?

  
  

  One ultimately realizes one has certainty of an infinite gain.
• What is Descartes problem with relying on our senses for certainty about the world?

  Our senses sometimes deceive us.
• What was emphasized in the Enlightenment?

  The power of reason
• When did the Enlightenment occur?

  Around C. 1630-1800