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Comparitive Test 1
Christianity and Rituals n dimensions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Top Five Religions | Christianity, Islam, Hindu, CHinese Universalist, Buddhism |
| Catholic Church's view on other religions | We can enlighten ourselves and find truth in studying other religions. |
| HUman COndition | Reason why we suffer. Ex: Sinful nature |
| Transcendance | conquering of the struggles we face caused from human condition |
| Cosmology | understanding of the nature of the universe. its origin |
| spiritual perfection | fulfilling your spiritual potential to the maximium amount. highest form of faith |
| experiential | |
| 2 types of Buddhist meditation | Concentration: "Samatha" Insight: "Vipassana" |
| Reasons to concentratively meditate | Sharpen mind and discipline |
| Purpose of insightful meditation | Awareness of everything, finding big questions |
| Cosmological | questions on phenomena outside of the person: who created the world? us? |
| existential | Questions about people and society: Where do i come from? why am i like this? |
| Purpose of religion | to answer cosmological, existential questions |
| Religion | anchors a person to the divine; what you DO |
| Faith | happens in your head; to believe even without proof; TRUST in an idea |
| Spirituality | sense of wonder and awe; FEELING God |
| Myth | creation story, Adam and Eve, Gods kingdom |
| ritual examples | Baptism, Eucharist, COnfirmation, Marriage; rituals give us experiences |
| Experience | prayer, service work, retreats; occurences which connect to faith; helps to understand myth |
| ethics | how we live: GOlden rule, love each other |
| doctrine | basic things to know; actual teachings; Trinity, heaven/ hell, original sin |
| social | christians as a whole or in their groups: franciscans, the CHurch, Benedictines, SOciet of jesus, parishes |
| Material | sacredness of physcial things like crosses, temples, bibles |
| Mythic | source of sacred truth powerful enough to give life meaning; teaches truths; not always historical |
| ritual | formal practices we do to worship or adhere to religion. leads to experience. EX: Mass |
| apocalypticism | world is under control of evil |
| Incarnation | Christ is divine and human |
| Trinity | GOd is 3 |
| Core CHristian doctrines | incarnation, trinity, |
| Nicene Creeed | Jesus and God are One. They are equal. |
| Church leaders | bishops, presbyters, deacons |
| Jesus focused on 2 themes | human repentance and kingdom of god coming |
| credo | i believe |
| Roles of Trinity | God: creator/judge. Spirit: reconciler/sactifier Son: redeemer |