Chapter 6: Catholic Reformation and Key Concepts

Catholic Reformation

The Catholic Church's response to the protests of Martin Luther and others who had separated from the Church consisted of an effort to clarify and re-present the teachings and pastoral practices inherent to Catholicism.

predestination

A belief that one's actions are not only preknown by God but also predetermined, thus denying God's gift of free will. The Catholic position is that God does know who will be saved and who will be lost, yet it is God's desire that all will be saved.

Eucharistic species

The Real Presence of Jesus' Precious Body (under the mere appearance of the bread) and Jesus' Precious Blood (under the mere appearance of grape wine), accompanied by the fullness of his soul and divinity, after the bread and wine have been consecrated by the priest at Mass.

Baroque

An artistic movement of dramatic style in art, architecture, and music originating around 1600 that, among other goals, sought to emphasize the truth of the Catholic doctrine through direct emotional connection.

mystic

A morally upright figure who strives to be open to God's direct and transformative presence, oftentimes through contemplation, meditation, and prayer.

 1/3 tenets of Catholicism

mediation - god's revelation mediated by experience, person,event, story, or natural phenomenon

2/3  tenets of Catholicism

grace - gods self communication with us

3/3  tenets of Catholicism

communion - faith is a communal act we can not do it alone

What was accomplished at the Council of Trent?  (3)

transubstantiation, ornate art, launch of the spiritual golden age

Name (3) effects of the Protestant Reformation. 

new denominations, protestant reform, german peasants revolt

Compare and contrast a protestant and Catholic theology

both and read within the living tradition, either or grace by faith alone, scripture alone

mediation

gods revelation mediated by experience, person,event, story, or natural phenomenon

grace

gods self communication with us

communion

faith is a communal act we can not do it alone