“What is Fundamentalism?”……Answer: The word fundamentalism is somewhat hard to define, and there are many definitions on the Internet with little in common with one another. The word is used both as an adjective (e.g., fundamental Islamist) and as a noun (e.g., the Fundamentalist movement). The adjective is used to describe any religious impulse that […]

“Is ecumenism biblical? Should a Christian be involved in the ecumenical movement?”……Walter A. Elwell, in The Concise Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, defines ecumenism as "The organized attempt to bring about the cooperation and unity among Christians." On an international level, The World Council of Churches represents ecumenism when it states its purpose this way (as […]

“What is Dualism?”……Answer: In theology, the concept of dualism assumes that there are two separate entities-good and evil-which are equally powerful. In "Christian" dualism, God represents the good entity and Satan represents the evil entity.……However, the truth is that even though Satan has some power, he is no equal to God Almighty, for he was […]

“What is fatalism? What is determinism?”……Let's begin with some general definitions:……Determinism: The view that every event has a cause and that everything in the universe is absolutely dependent on and governed by causal laws. Since determinists believe that all events, including human actions, are predetermined, determinism is typically thought to be incompatible with free will.……Fatalism: […]

“What is Armstrongism? Is the Worldwide Church of God a cult?”……Armstongism refers to the teachings of Herbert W. Armstrong, which became the teaching of the Worldwide Church of God. These teachings were often at odds with traditional Christian beliefs and at times were explicitly in contradiction to the Bible. The most well-known of Armstrong's teachings […]

What is a bad omen……Answer: It might be helpful to first explain what an omen is. An omen is considered to be an event that portends the future, whether good or bad. In ancient Rome, "augurs" were those who could interpret these omens. Augury is a term to indicate the interpretation of omens and also […]

What is anthropological hylomorphism?……Most closely associated with the teachings of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, anthropological hylomorphism is one view of the relationship between body and soul. ……Hylomorphism is the theory that "matter" (pure, abstract essence) combines with "form" (that which gives something its nature) to make "substance" (what we usually consider matter). For example, unformed […]