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◉ Culture
Answer: Culture is the sum total of the common things that bind
people together in a society. -political, social, philosophical,
educational, and economical aspects
◉ Values
Answer: If you take the word back to its original meaning, the word
"value" has to do with weighing something.
~Our deepest values are the things we believe are worth living for
and worth dying for.
~The gold in the mine is valued by the miner, because he's risking
his life to get it.
◉ The apostle Paul writes one verse to define Biblical Christian
values:
Answer: Philippians 1:21
"For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain."
~Whats worth living for? Christ.
, ~Whats worth dying for? To gain the promise of all we have in
Christ-eternal life.
◉ How does a culture express its values?
Answer: three ways: "the creation, the preservation, and the
transmission of ideas and works of art."
◉ Creation of art
Answer: involves the productive, creative process that the artist
engages in.
◉ Study of humanities
Answer: The study of the humanities, then, is not just the study of
art. It's the study of all the things that a culture produces as an
expression of its values and beliefs.
◉ What exactly is created, preserved and transmitted within a
culture?
Answer: Two things: "ideas and works of art."
◉ First category of humanities is called:
Answer: Reflective Arts