Chapter 2: FAITH :Chapter 2: FAITH


Concepts :Concepts Worldview Metaphor Images of God Problem of evil God's existence 4 elements of religion Exclusive vs. inclusive  Faith & grace


Worldview :Worldview = the way we see the reality Where does it come from?


Where does it come from? :Where does it come from? Country & Culture


Slide 5:Socio-economic class


Slide 6:Socio-economic class


Slide 7:Religion


Where does it come from? (cont.) :Where does it come from? (cont.) Experiences Suffering, loss & trauma Joys & successes


Slide 9:"What Do You Believe?" Threaded Discussion Nominations


IMAGES OF GOD :IMAGES OF GOD Our image of god evolves as we grow and mature


What was your image of God when you were little? :What was your image of God when you were little? “God Log: Entry #1”


METAPHORS FOR GODActivity! :METAPHORS FOR GODActivity!


Slide 13:Entry #2 How can our metaphors for God influence the way we see the world?


Slide 14:Catholic understanding Of God


Concepts of God :Concepts of God There many ways to conceive of what we call “God”


CONCEPTS OF GOD :CONCEPTS OF GOD Theistic Incarnational Imminent Transcendent Unitive Non-theistic


Theistic :Theistic theism |ˈθēˌizəm|noun. belief in the existence of a god or gods, esp. belief in one god as creator of the universe, intervening in it and sustaining a personal relation to his creatures. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Greek theos ‘god’ + -ism .


Theistic :Theistic


Theistic :Theistic Omnipotent Omnibenevolent Omniscient


Incarnational :Incarnational Incarnate. adjective |inˈkärnit; -ˌnāt| (esp. of a deity or spirit) embodied in flesh; in human form: God incarnate | he chose to be incarnate as a man. [ trans. ]embody or represent (a deity or spirit) in human form : the idea that God incarnates himself in man.• put (an idea or other abstract concept) into concrete form : a desire to make things which will incarnate their personality. • (of a person) be the living embodiment of (a quality) : the man who incarnates the suffering which has affected every single (person) ORIGIN late Middle English : from ecclesiastical Latin incarnat- ‘made flesh,’ from the verb incarnare, from in- ‘into’ + caro, carn- ‘flesh.’


Immanent :Immanent immanent |ˈimənənt|adjective existing or operating within; inherent : the protection of liberties is immanent in constitutional arrangements. • (of God) permanently pervading and sustaining the universe. Often contrasted with transcendent . ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from late Latin immanent- ‘remaining within,’ from in- ‘in’ + manere ‘remain.’


Immanent :Immanent God is found in everyone and everything.


Transcendent :Transcendent transcendent |tranˈsendənt|adjective beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience : the search for a transcendent level of knowledge. (of God) existing apart from and not subject to the limitations of the material universe. Often contrasted with immanent . ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin transcendent- ‘climbing over,’ from the verb transcendere (see transcend).


Unitive :Unitive Immanent + Transcendent The whole is in the part & vice versa Eastern + Western spirituality Tradition + experience Soul + body Life + death Man + woman Spirit + matter The Modern Christian Mystic: Finding the Unitive Presence of God, By A. LaChance, C. LaChance, S.Robbins-Cole, P. Weiss , Published by North Atlantic Books, 2007


Non-theistic :Non-theistic Some Christian theologians, most notably Paul Tillich, have defined god as "the ground of all being" rather than as a personal divine being. God as being itself


Using these conceptual categories, how would you CATEGORIZE each  part of the Holy Trinity? :Using these conceptual categories, how would you CATEGORIZE each  part of the Holy Trinity?


Now you try! :Now you try!