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8 Cards in this Set
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Individualism
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Universe/lifestyle is centered on myself POS: -Acknowledges the extent of our freedom and the responsibility that comes with freedom -Affirms my need to make a difference -Recognizes the strength of chosen beliefs -Through Utilitarian,there is personal achievement and material success -Through Expressive, there is freedom to express our uniqueness against constraints CRIT: -Is constructed on a flawed view of reality -Is constructed on a flawed view of human nature -Has a flawed view of freedom and achievement |
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Consumerism
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Believes we can find fulfillment by wealth and what comes with it POS: -I determine how to use my resources -Promotes competition and new ideas CRIT: -Is reductionistic in defining our needs -Redefines our values - Degenerating consumerism by starting with good making it an absolute good -People are reduced to objects to satisfy our fulfillment -Relationships become transactional, tradeoffs to fulfill our needs -Reduces everything to categories that can be resolved with wealth (ex: sex vs love) |
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Nationalism
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The imbalanced and distorted form of something that is good-patriotism POS: -Help us avoid individualism -Help overcome narrow tribalism -Provide for the common good -Aid us in understanding ourselves CRIT: -Transform that which should be measured into the standard measurement -"the other" is viewed as a challenger -Overreaches in its demand for loyalty -Ignores the transnational nature of Christianity -Compels people to be proud of what they are doing (depends) |
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Moral Relativism
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No right, no wrong, I'm free POS: -Helps us recognize moral selectivity -Illuminates the inadequacy of legalism -Forces us to be more reflective abouy ethical positions and methods CRIT: -Can't make intellectual case for MR -No one can live as a relativist -Undercuts the principles of fairness and justice -Results in the lowest common moral denominator -Internally inconsistent |
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Naturalism
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Life can be explained in natural/material terms POS: - -Recognizes the value of science -Acknowledges the importance of reason -Is correct in its quest for unity and its desire to solve earthly problems -Can affirm science without falling into scientism -Doesn't cut God out of the picture CRIT: -Diminishes the status of human beings -Undercuts rationality -Cannot define progress or explain purpose -No room for God, miracles or souls -Science is a form of salvation |
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The New Age
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Endeavors to help individuals recognize their inner divinity POS: -Recognizes and gives priority to the spiritual dimension -Reminds us of common problems within organized religion -Correctly questions Enlightenment rationality as truth's gatekeeper CRIT: -Replaces the one-sidedness of materialistic with a one-sided spiritualism -Envisions self-salvation -Justify its own agenda -Spirals toward irrationality -Nature (mother-earth) becomes worship |
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Postmodern Tribalism
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My tribe then my worldview POS: -Help us develop empathy -Help Christians recognize dependence on alien definitions of power -Help Christians recognize the systemic aspect of sin -Culture provides a way of ordering life CRIT: -Assumes cultural determinism -Relativizes "tribes" while absolutizing "my tribe" -Degenerates into just another power play -Creates a culture (&cult) of victimhood -Is culturally reductionist |
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Salvation by Therapy
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Therapist has replaced the pastor or priest for relational and behavioral assistance POS: -The integration of psychology with Christianity acknowledges what we already do -Psychology helps us remember that salvation, in its broadest sense, is a process -Psychology reminds us of how closely we are connected to our past and our relationships -Christianity and psychology both seek healing and health -Both acknowledge that human flourishing requires love, acceptance and respect CRIT: -Many psychological approaches assume a high level of determinism -Psychology oftern works from a reductionist understanding of human life -SbT reduces the human problem to a psychological problem -SbT assumption of value-free psychology is a myth |