theo exam 2

adequate anthropology

John Paul II's presentation of the "full story" of what it means to be human as men and women created in God's image.

communion of persons

The union of love between persons who make a gift of themselves to each other.

dignity

The inherent and unchanging value of all persons as a direct result of their being created by God in His image and likeness.

love

A decision to "will the good of another" person.

lust

Sexual desire apart from God's love - a selfish desire that seeks one's own pleasure at the expense of another

original solitude

The original state when Adam realized he was alone in the visible world as a person because he was without a companion.

sacrament

an outward sign "instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life (grace) is dispensed to us."

sacramentality of the body

the ability of the body to reveal the person and make God's invisible love visible

theology

The study of God, or "faith seeking understanding."

theology of the body

A study of God and the purpose of our existence, and the call to love like God loves, as discovered and revealed through our bodies.

concupiscence

The inclination to sin that is present in all humans, inherited through the sin of Adam and Eve, and against which we must struggle to resist by the grace of Jesus Christ

historical man

The period that begins with original sin and ends when Christ returns

naked without shame

Nakedness that exists within the context of innocence and pure freedom, apart from lust.

original happiness

The joy that Adam and Eve experienced prior to the Fall. This happiness was a result of their purity of heart, which enabled them to understand God's love for them and their ability to love like him.

original innocence

The state of Adam and Eve prior to their knowledge of sin, when their minds, hearts, and bodies were perfectly innocent.

original man

the period of man's existence as God created him prior to original sin

original nakedness

The first experience of Adam and Eve when they were naked without shame

original sin

The first sin of Adam and Eve, when they distrusted God's plan and chose their own will over the will of God.

original unity

the initial experience of perfect unity between man and woman as they lived in perfect communion with each other and gave themselves to each other through the mutual gift of their bodies

pride

The tendency within Adam and Eve (and all of us) to prefer our wills to the will of God. This is the root of all moral evil in the world.

second creation account

The second telling of the creation of the world in the book of Genesis. The first account focuses on the grand scale of the creation of the world, while the second account focuses on the creation of man and woman as the pinnacle of all creation.

shame

the tendency to conceal one's sexual value in order to help others see their personal value

shameless

flaunting the body without inhibitions or conscience

spousal meaning of the body

This is the call that God has stamped into our bodies as male and female to love as He loves, through a sincere and total gift of self; the marital meaning of the body