Religion and Science keywords

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Key words and definitions relating to the Christian view of creation.
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creation the original bringing into existence of the universe by God
dominion the given authority to rule, govern or control
evolution the change and development in a species, over an extended period of time, as a result of mutation and natural selection
humanity the human race; the quality or condition of being human
stewardship the responsibility to look after something; to manage, oversee or protect something
religion a set of fundamental beliefs held by individuals concerning nature and the purpose of the universe
faith a belief in God or in the doctrines and teachings of a religion
science knowledge built on facts that are organised in a systematic way; any knowledge about the physical or material world that is gained through observation and experimentation
proof a body of evidence that is sufficient to establish if a thing is true or not
theory a coherent group of tested propositions or ideas that can help to explain and predict different phenomena
ex nihilo the belief that God brought the universe into existence from nothing
ex materia the belief that God created the universe from matter that already existed
literalist a Christian who believes that the biblical account of creation describes exactly how the universe and human beings were created
liberalist a Christian who believes that the biblical account of creation is story-like or symbolic, but not literal
Big Bang theory the idea that, following a massive explosion millions of years ago, the universe, space and time came into being
natural selection the idea that simple life forms gradually developed into what we see today through a long process of refinement and repeated adaptation the environment
myth a story, often relating to supernatural events that explains a practice, idea or phenomenon of nature

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