Community (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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12 questions from this quiz
What is a community of enquiry?
What is a community of enquiry?
A group with shared investigation approaches
How is knowledge development in science and religion best described?
How is knowledge development in science and religion best described?
A collaborative process
Which three elements do both theological and scientific communities share?
Which three elements do both theological and scientific communities share?
Perspectives, methodologies, objectives
Who described science as an activity of a 'community of motivated believers'?
Who described science as an activity of a 'community of motivated believers'?
Christopher Southgate
What does 'motivated believers' emphasise about scientists and theologians?
What does 'motivated believers' emphasise about scientists and theologians?
They operate with underlying commitments
What famous metaphor did Isaac Newton use about building on previous work?
What famous metaphor did Isaac Newton use about building on previous work?
Standing on the shoulders of giants
What does Newton's metaphor illustrate about individual achievements?
What does Newton's metaphor illustrate about individual achievements?
They depend on work of earlier scholars
How is both scientific and religious progress best characterised?
How is both scientific and religious progress best characterised?
Cumulative - each generation builds on past
What do communities of enquiry share to advance understanding?
What do communities of enquiry share to advance understanding?
Methods, findings, and insights
What framework do communities provide for knowledge development?
What framework do communities provide for knowledge development?
Testing ideas & sharing discoveries
How does progress happen in science and religion according to the note?
How does progress happen in science and religion according to the note?
By building upon existing knowledge
What role does community play in scientific and theological enterprises?
What role does community play in scientific and theological enterprises?
An essential role