Faith Religion Society

Vocabulary flashcards identifying key concepts, figures, and principles of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at Seton Hill University.

Catholic Intellectual Tradition

Two millennia of evolution in Christian Catholic life, thought, and practice expressed in writing, literature, arts, philosophy, social sciences, natural sciences, and spiritual practices.

Elizabeth Seton

The figure whose charism forms the foundation for embracing the Catholic Tradition in conversion at Seton Hill University.

Aloysia Lowe

The figure who planted Seton Hill University atop the Hill to cultivate faith and inquiry.

Francesca Brownlee

The figure who nurtured the Catholic Intellectual Tradition into development at Seton Hill University.

Sacramental Sensibility

A habit of inquiry acknowledging the presence of the Incarnate God in the design and beauty of creation.

Hospitality (in CIT)

A habit of inquiry defined as an openness to all dialogue in light of the Gospel.

Both/And (Habit of Inquiry)

The integration of analytic rationality with narrative rationality, and discursive argument with imagination.

Wisdom

The practical embodiment of Truth, acting to transform the world.

Catholic Social Teaching

A framework offering specific themes to guide decision-making in light of the vision of Truth.

Gaudium et Spes

A document grounding the work of truth and evangelization, emphasizing dialogue, collaboration, reflection, and discernment regarding Christ's incarnation and redemption.

Professional Competence

Understood within CIT as the vocation of love and service that participates in and witnesses to the presence of the Transcendent.

Pentatonic Scale

A universal musical truth that links cultures and faiths together through beauty and spiritual connection.

Mission

The way in which a vision of life is made real and advances through the changes of history.

James L. Heft, SM

Author of 'The Future of Catholic Higher Education: The Open Circle', which includes Chapter 8 on 'Academic Freedom and the Open Circle'.

Weltanschauung

German counterpart/translation of worldview. On test say, Worldview translates the word, in question, but fails to actually define it

worldview

overall view of the world. It’s not a physical view of the world, but rather a philosophical view, an all-encompassing perspective on everything that exists and matters to us. reflects how they would respond to all the “big questions” (and even many of the “little questions”) that have to do with human existence

faith

central component of worldview

Naturalism

there is no God; humans are just highly evolved animals; the universe is a closed physical system

postmodernism

there are no objective truths and moral standards; “reality” is ultimately a human social construction

Pantheism

God is the totality of reality; thus, we are all divine by nature

Pluralism

the different world religions represent equally valid perspectives on the ultimate reality; there are many valid paths to salvation

Moralistic therapeutic deism

God just wants us to be happy and nice to other people; He intervenes in our affairs only when we call on Him to help us out