theology final

story of job

Job looses everything including his family, land, and money. Job is weeping and struggling and his friends assist him through his hard times. All throughout this time Job remained faithful to God. For remaining faithful to God, God rewarded Job with double everything he lost. suffering is a test

jewish denominations

Orthodox (smallest)
Reform (majority)
Conservative

major beliefs of judaism

Monotheistic (One God), Ten Commandments (moral laws that forbid stealing, murder, adultery, etc.)

Saadiah Gaon on evil and suffering

god loves those who suffer because it eleveates their spiritual status

moses maimonides on evil and suffering

evil is a part of this world, the real question is why did god create us to be apart of this world
most of the world is healthy and well, evil is the exception

Jesus in Christianity

savior, son of god, the king who will remake the world

the doctrine of original sin

all humans are born with the original sin of Adam and Eve

St. Anselm on sin and the honor of God

restore honor through a legal transaction/ payment of debt, we cannot bring God's honor back bc of original sin so God became human (JC) and the only way to repair that honor is through death of JC

Soul Making Theodicy

God allows evil because it is necessary for us to develop virtue.

free will concept

granting us the gift of free will comes with the price of moral
evil

fitrah

innate pure knowing/intuition humans are created with

God's names and the problem

idek

Al-Qushayri's approach to the problem of evil

trust God, even if its bad and doesn't make sense, nothing bad will come from God, being a good person required bad contexts, and suffering is how God reveals his attributes

islam as a term

submission to the will of God

articles of faith islam

-Belief in allah
-Belief in angels
-Belief in Books
-Belief in prophets
-Belief in Deeds

The pillars of Islam

The five core practices required of Muslims: a profession of faith, regular prayer, charitable giving, fasting during Ramadan, and a pilgrimage to Mecca (if financially and physically possible).

the idea of prophethood in Islam

god sends prophets to communicate with humans, spread gods message and model ideal human behavior

ghaflah

no original sin

hadith

A tradition relating the words or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad; next to the Quran, the most important basis for Islamic law.

jihads

Struggle; often used for wars in defense of the faith.

kami

a divine being in the Shinto religion.

shinto

the way of the dieties

religious diversity in japan

"The Japanese are born and wed in Shinto, die Buddhist, and live in accordance with Confucian ethical principles." (p. 299)

jinya

shinto place of worship

tori

the gate is located at a Shinto shrine that symbolizes the transition from the mundane to the sacred/spiritual

the shinto approach to unification

everyone comes from the sun goddesses.

zoroastrianism free will

part of the role of humans is having the freedom to choose and that is related to the cosmic fate of the world

Zoroastrianism founder

Zarathustra

the avestas

Zoroastrian holy scriptures

ahugra mazda

"the wise lord", creator, good, order

ahugra "mainyu"

"the soul spirit", chaos, evil, force

fire in zoroastrian rituals

fire is pure, the sacred fire must be kept burning continually and has to be fed at least five times a day, preform prayers in the presence of a fire

chinvat bridge

The bridge that needs to be crossed by the soul to reach the afterlife is wide and easy to cross for the good, razor-thin, and impossible to cross for the evil.

tower of silence

once someone has died, their body can immediately be contaminated by demons and made impure: he fastest way to get rid of a pollutant bc you can't put a dead body in fire, water, or the air, and the vultures will come get the dead body

religious context for sihkism emerging

guru Nanak was born into a Hindu merchant family but dissatisfied with Islam and hinduism

five ks

Kesh-uncut hair symbol = spiritual power
Kara- steel bracelet symbol for unity and power of God
Kanga- a special wooden comb
Kachera-white shorts, modesty, and fight for community
Kirpan- short sword

kesh

uncut hair symbol = spiritual power

Kara

steel bracelet symbol for unity and power of God

Kanga

a special wooden comb

Kachera

white shorts, modesty, and fight for community

Kirpan

short sword

sacred text of sikhism

guru sahib, after the 10th guru there is none

founder of church of latter day saints

jospeh smith

teachings of latter day saints

we need to lay the groundwork for the coming of jesus, no holy trinity, abstaining from alcohol coffee tea caffeinated soft drinks illegal drugs