Theology II Mid-Term

Apostasy

The renunciation of religion by a baptized person

Apostles

12 men Jesus had chosen to help Him in his teaching

Bishop

A church official who leads a large group of Christians in a particular region

Canon Law

The body of laws governing the religious practices of a Christian church

Catholic

Universal

Charismatic gift of the Holy Spirit

Gifts of the holy spirit that empower the faithful to build up the church

Chosen People

Name given to the people of Israel, the people of God

Covenant

A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being in which mutual commitments are made.

Deacon

an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest

Denominations

Religious groups

Deposit of Faith

The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

Ecumenism

The movement to restore unity among all Christians

Excommunication

Banishment from the church

Gentile

A non-Jewish person

Hierarchical gift of the Holy Spirit

leadership structure of the church

Indulgence

a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin

Laity

regular church members

Martyr

A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs

New Covenant

The climax of Salvation History, the coming of Jesus Christ, the fullness of God's Revelation.

Old Testament

The forty-six books that make up the first part of the Bible and record salvation history before the coming of the Savior, Jesus Christ.

Oral Tradition

Literature that passes by word of mouth from one generation to the next.

Parable

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

Passover

It also is the feast that celebrates the deliverance of the Chosen People from bondage in Egypt and the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land.

Pilgrimage

A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.

Priest

An Ordained person who performs religious ceremonies

Remnant

a small part remaining behind

Sacraments

important religious ceremonies

Salvation History

The story of God's saving action in human history

Sola Fide

humankind is justified by faith alone, not by faith and good works.

Sola Gratia

rejected that our cooperation with God's grace is essential

Sola Scriptura

rejected the deposit of faith and taught that scripture alone transmits revealation

The Way

A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago,"

El camino de Santiago

1000 year old pilgrimage to St James Cathedral in Spain.

Abraham

The first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac

Apollinarianism

denied christ's humanity. claimed jesus only had a human body, not a human mind or soul. tried to correct arianism. condemned at the council of constantinople

Arianism

denied christ's divinity. christ was simply god's greatest creature. denies the hypostatic union. condemned at the council of nicea

Augsburg Confession

The definitive statement of Lutheran belief made in 1530

Babylonian Exile

period of history when the Babylonians forced most of the inhabitants of Judah to migrate to Babylon

Council of Jerusalem

the first church council, which was called to resolve the growing controversy over whether or not gentile christians would have to observe jewish law

Criteria for Canon of Scripture

Apostolic origin, community acceptance, use in early Christian worship, consistency

Donatism

Denied Christ as the true minister of the sacraments. rejected the validity of the sacraments by some bishops and priests. taught that the church must remain free from sin and sinners. re-baptized sinners. countered by st augustine.

Eastern Catholic Church

term describing those catholics who worship according to liturgical traditions developed in the east, and who trace their origin to constantinople, alexandria, antioch, or jerusalem

Eastern Orthodox Church

term describing the large majority of catholics whose worship is based on the latin rite and who trace their history to rome

Ecumencial Councils

A meeting of Church leaders that would attempt at Explaining a doctrine of Jesus in which His full humanity, full deity and unique existence could be affirmed.

The Fall

adam and eve damaged their relationship with God by making selfish choices

Filioque Controversy

Disagreement on the wording of the Nicene Creed

Followers of the Way

Early followers of Christ were called this before being called Christians

The Great Schism

the split between the eastern orthodox church and the western roman church. Caused by Iconoclasm, papal authority, and filioque

Great Commission

orders Christ gave to his Apostles to make disciples of all nations and to baptize them

Iconoclasm

Opposing or even destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration in the belief that such images represent idol worship.

Images of the Church

The Ark, Israel, The Faithful Remnant, The Body of Christ, The vine and the Branches, The Seed of the Kingdom,

The Ark

What image of the church? the church which alone can offer salvation. In this story God told Noah how to save (salvation) himself, his family, and the creature of the world

Israel

What image of the church? he church is a complete people, a natural society bound by a common history, beliefs and love, calling all nations to her.

The faithful remnant

What image of the church? The catholic church is the remnant of humanity that returns from spiritual exile to dwell with god.

The body of christ

What image of the church? as his body, the church is united with jesus in his passion, and resurrection. profound unity. made up of countless unique souls.

The vine and the branches

what image? christ is the vine, his disciples are the branches. without christ we cannot bear fruit. He nourishes our souls with his life.

the seed of the kingdom

What image of the church? out disposition and habits must be conformed to the truth in order to be fertile soil

Monophysitism

Christ had only divine nature. after the incarnation, jesus' human nature was absorbed by his divine nature. denied the hypostatic union. condemned at the council of chalcedon

Moses

the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus

Nestorianism

Jesus was a divine person and a human person, two separate beings. christ had some human traits and some divine. denied the hypostatic union. denied that mary is the mother of god. condemned at the council of ephesus and chalcedon

Noah

The righteous man who, with his family and the animals, survived the Flood.

Pelagianism

Man can be saved without the grace of god. taught the church was not necessary. denied original sin and sacraments

Pentecost

Birthday of the Church

Priesthood of believers

All Christians have direct access to God. All Christians are called to ministry. Some Christians are called to a special role of ministry