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| The branch of theology concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines. |
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| A thiestic argument that attempts to prove the existence of God from the existence of some dependent, finite being(s) in the world. |
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| The status of propositions that are neither true under every possible valuation, nor false under every possible valuation. |
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| Beginning to be, but not yet compelete. |
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| Changing because it lacks something. |
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| Everything goes back to a cause, so there must be an uncaused cause somewhere down the line. |
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| Impossible outside of a divine being. |
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| A casual relationship transmitted through an indefinite number of terms in a series, with no term that begins the casual chain. |
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| (1) The universe had a beginning, (2) the beginning of the universe had a cause, (3) the cause of the beginning of the universe was God. |
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| A thiestic argument that attempts to prove God's existence from the evidence of design in the real world. |
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| Ethics are without absolutes apart from God. |
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| A set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, norms, social norms or criteria, often taking the form of a custom. |
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| Moral Objectivism (Absolutism) |
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| The view that there are universally binding moral standards which are independent of cultural norms and individual preferences. |
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| Moral Subjectivism (Relativism) |
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| The view that moral values are relative to each person's subjective preferences. |
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| Similar or equivalent in some respects, though otherwise dissimilar. |
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| Having only one meaning or interpretation & leading to only one conclusion. |
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| Open to two or more interpretations. |
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