Creation
Where is Michelangelo's Creation of Adam located?
The Sistine Chapel
What Christian symbol is an acronym meaning 'Jesus Christ God Son Saviour'?
Ichthus
What prayer position symbolises the total humility of the worshipper and their self-giving to God.
Prostration
What symbol is often featured on the doors of the tabernacle?
ChiRho
What are the relative titles for the leaders of worship in each Abrahamic faith?
Priest, Rabbi & Imam.
Name the two genres of writing that are missing from the Old Testament list: Law, History.
Wisdom & Prophets
What Theologian spoke of Jesus as a metaphorical 'two way mirror' that 'revealed God to man and presented men to God'?
St Irenaeus
What genre of music (hymn) forms the backbone of Divine Office that every priest, monk and nun has to recite?
Psalms
What artefact focuses on Jesus' resurrection? Jesus as the risen glorified saviour.
Risen Christ.
What Philosopher referred to religion as: ‘The cry of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of the soulless conditions, it is the opium of the people.’
Karl Marx
Finish the quote: Creation continued for millennia and millennia, until it became which we know today, precisely because God is not a ______, but the creator who gives being to all things. The Big Bang _______________, but requires it.' Pope Francis (2014)
Conjurer.
Does not contradict the divine act of creating.
What are the two actions performed as part of the sacrament of Ordination?
Laying of hands & Anointing of the hands with chrism.
What Mass acclamation is most prominently used at the Easter Vigil?
Alleluia
Name three changes made by the Second Vatican Council and the dates of the Second Vatican Council.
1962-5. Mass no longer just in Latin, priest facing congregation, altar more central position, promotion of participation, bread received in hands.
What philosophical school of thought beliefs that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated? It is often associated with extreme pessimism and a radical skepticism that condemns existence.
Nihilism
Name the 2015 encyclical written by Pope Francis in Latin and the English subtitle.
Laudato si' & 'On care for our common home.'
Who describes abortion as 'the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child - a direct killing of the innocent child - murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?'
Saint (Mother) Teresa
What is the name of the theologian and their concept of the Trinity who based their work on 1 John 4:16?
St Augustine & Immanent Trinity
What is the name of the Prophet who classified Israelite animal sacrifices as 'meaningless'? What is the name of the Jewish festival that means 'day of atonement'?
Isaiah & Yom Kippur.
What religious group embraces concepts of Christianity as well as revelations made by their founder, Joseph Smith? Their headquarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has more than 16 million members worldwide. Established 6th April 1830. They do not drink coffee, tea or alcohol.
Mormons/Mormonism/ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
What is 'ru'ach'? What is the significance of it's feature in Genesis?
Hebrew for Spirit/ Breath. Implies presence of Holy Spirit.
Which Gospel telling of the annunciation narrative tells of the perspective of Joseph?
Matthew
Name and date the two councils that clarified the Catholic understanding of the Trinity. The first focused upon Father and Son and the second the Holy Spirit.
Council of Nicea (325 CE) & Constantinople (381 CE)
What is the name of the object used to hold the consecrated host during Benediction?
Monstrance
Sufi whirling dervishes are common to Sufism. Whirling as a form of dhikr (remembrance of God). Sufism is a mystical form of what religion?
Islam