Christian Beliefs
Christian doctrine that there are three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Godhead
What is the Trinity?
This ritual is an initiation into Christianity. Biblical Christianity (many Protestants) tend to emphasize it as a way of being "born again" and entering into a relationship with Jesus. For Catholicism, it is one of the 7 sacraments.
What is baptism?
Jesus was referred to as the Jewish messiah--translated into Greek it's this word.
What is Christ?
The Jesuits teach that you should strive for 'more' which in Latin is
What is magis?
modern Protestants who reject biblical criticism and evolutionary theory and interpret the Bible literally; though fervently opposed to modernity, they use modern technologies, including radio, television, and the internet
Who are the Fundamentalists?
Christian doctrine that Jesus is a god who was born, lived, and died as a human being
What is the Incarnation?
This term refers to meetings of Christian bishops to determine the correct teaching of Christianity. These start in the 4th century and create a 'tradition' embraced by Roman Catholicism. SECOND question: These groups define these statements of belief which are necessary to be Christian.
(1) What are church councils? (2) What are creeds?
This man wrote about his own experiences with sin, leading him to argue that all humanity cannot choose good on our own, due to original sin, but needs divine intervention.
Who is Augustine?
Martin Luther first objected to this practice of paying a fee to reduce the punishment for sins.
What are indulgences?
The idea that Americans are "religious" about being American and form that identity with symbols, festivals, sacred spaces, sacred texts, and a belief in America.
What is American Civil Religion?
The main problem in Christianity is sin. In the 4th century, the idea of "sin" expanded to mean not just wrong doing, but a human condition, inherited from Adam and Eve, of a "divided will" pulling humanity to and away from God.
What is "original sin"?
This is the religious goal of Christianity, known as liberation from sin.
What is salvation?
This man was a Catholic monk who rejected some of the practices that were part of Catholicism, arguing instead that only faith was needed for salvation.
Martin Luther
Protestant Reformation slogan affirming the biblical authority over church tradition
What is "sola scriptura"?
One of three main Christian branches, particularly strong in Latin America, which looks to the authority of the pope in Rome and has 7 sacraments.
What is Roman Catholicism?
God's gift to humanity, this heals original sin and provides justification.
What is grace?
worship service of bread and wine commemorating both the Last Supper of Jesus with his followers and the death of Jesus by crucifixion; also called the Mass, Divine Liturgy, and Holy Communion. For some Christians it re-enacts the sacrificial death of Jesus.
What is the Eucharist?
Men who belong to the Society of Jesus are called
What is Jesuit
One of the main terms associated with the Jesuits, this means "care of the (whole) person".
What is cura personalis?
(1) sixteenth-century movement that, by challenging the authority of priests, popes, and the Roman Catholic Church, gave rise to Protestantism. (2) Part of its challenge was how to receive salvation, which is summarized in this phrase.
(1) What is the Reformation. (2) What is Justification by faith not works
The reconciliation of human beings with God, made possible by the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross
What is atonement?
In certain situations, the pope of the Roman Catholic Church can issue a teaching that, because he is pope, is without error. This process is called:
What is papal infallibilty?
What is the Syllabus of Errors?
belief accepted as correct by church leaders, as contrasted with heresy, or unacceptable belief
What is orthodoxy?
A political theology based on a "deep story" that America was founded by Christians and needs to remain Christian, resisting the 'threat' of non-Christians, to remain pure and divinely protected