UNIT 1

KEY WORDS

AgnosticismWhen people are UNSURE whether God exists or

not, or if there is life after death

AtheismWhen people BELIEVE that God does NOT exist

and there is no life after death

ConversionYour life is changed by giving yourself to God like

Saul’s (St Paul) conversion on the road to Damascus

Free WillThe idea that humans are free to make their own

choices

MiraclesAn event that appears to defy the laws of nature so you

believe only God could have been responsible

Moral Evil

Actions performed by humans which result in suffering

Natural EvilActivities that cause suffering which have nothing to do

with humans such as earthquakes or volcanoes

NuminousThe feeling of the presence of something greater

than you – a sense of awe & wonder

Omni-BenevolentThe belief that God is good, kind & loving

Omnipotent

The belief that God is all-powerful

OmniscientThe belief that God knows everything that has

happened and is going to happen

PrayerAn attempt to communicate directly with God,

usually through words

DesignThe idea that, as the world appears so complex and

seems to fit together with a purpose, it must have been designed – the designer being . . . God

CausationThe idea that everything has been caused (started off) by

something else – God being the First Cause