IAS Midterm Diller & Sisson Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
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IAS Midterm Diller & Sisson Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Connections - ANSWERSConnections
Liberal Arts Education - ANSWERS- Opens mind to better understanding world. Points to good, beautiful, true.
- Liberates us form selfish thinking, serve others. That we might be slaves of self ...
Connections for Deep Learning - ANSWERS1) Holistic- big picture, summary
2) Progression- building process, what comes before/after
3) Synthesis- compare & contrast, similar or different
4) Application- take what learned & put in practice
Diller - ANSWERSDiller
What does A.W. Tozer say is the most important/fundamental question? - ANSWERSWhat is your mental
image of God?
, Why is who God is so important to a Christian approach to liberal arts education? - ANSWERSWe
participate in God's work & receive. Who God is impacts our understanding of everything (philosophical
foundation, personal relation knowing, directs us outside ourselves)
What does John 17:3 say is eternal life? - ANSWERSKnow God/Jesus Christ
What is the literal meaning of philo-sophy? - ANSWERSlove of wisdom
What three questions are at the foundation of every discipline? - ANSWERSWhat is goodness, beauty,
truth
What did the introduction highlight as important about the Trinity? (see esp. pp16-18) - ANSWERSMakes
Christianity distinct, differentiates God from gods of other religions, understanding it allows us to
enjoy/delight in Christ
In chapter 1 (p21), referring to John 17:24, how does the author answer the question, 'what was God
doing before creation'? - ANSWERSFather loving his son
What is said about the right way to think about the triune God? (see esp. pp33-35) - ANSWERS3 always
all together. Equal, distinct, inseparable
What is the dominant image of God in western culture? And, how does the revelation of God in Christ
flip these categories? - ANSWERSBrute/self-serving power. Jesus as king, servant
How do ideas from movies like Lucy, and books like Call of the Wild and Fight Club, illuminate popular
thinking about what it means to be a maximized human being? - ANSWERSFully realized humanity is
detached & brutal at full capacity. Assert dominance, earth is brutal, naturally wolf. No one out there
cares
What is 'liberal' about the liberal arts? - ANSWERSEducation not indoctrination
Liberation & liberality; Hope for growth. Education is personal/relational, wrestling, doubt, discovery,
flourishing
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