Ethical Monotheism
This belief in one God includes a demand for both right belief and right action.
What is ethical monotheism?
This New Testament letter states, “Faith without works is dead.”
What is James 2:17?
These two Hebrew words mean justice and righteousness.
What are mishpat and tzedakah?
In Judaism, this is the traditional number of commandments in the Torah.
What is 613?
This is the name for the global religious and moral community of Muslims.
What is the umma?
This Hebrew prophet declared that God desires justice over ritual sacrifice.
Who is Amos?
These are the three main literary divisions of the Hebrew Bible.
What are the Torah, Prophets (Nevi’im), and Writings (Ketuvim)?
These are the three theological virtues listed in 1 Corinthians 13.
What are faith, hope, and love?
This Arabic term refers to human interpretation of God’s will in Islamic law.
What is fiqh?
This theology emphasizes solidarity with the oppressed and critiques unjust systems.
What is liberation theology?
According to Matthew 22, these two commandments summarize the Law and the Prophets.
What are “Love God” and “Love your neighbor”?
Finalized around 200 CE, this rabbinic text preserves and organizes the Oral Torah.
What is the Mishnah?
This Arabic term refers to righteousness that combines belief and action.
What is birr?
This Arabic term refers to intention behind an action, which may affect how it is morally judged.
What is niyya?
From a Greek word meaning “athletic training,” this early Christian discipline emphasized self-denial and moral formation.
What is asceticism?
This Quranic phrase summarizes the ethical mandate to promote good and resist evil.
What is “Enjoin the good and forbid the evil”?
This Arabic term refers to Islamic law that encompasses both worship and ethics.
What is Shariah?
This Greek word in the New Testament refers to selfless, divine love.
What is agape?
This Arabic term refers to actions that are recommended in Islam but not required.
What is mandub?
Deriving from the Greek word meaning “alone,” this early Christian practice involved withdrawal from worldly life in pursuit of holiness.
What is monasticism?
This Arabic term refers to reverential fear or awe of God that motivates moral behavior.
What is taqwa?
These are the four sources of moral authority in the Wesleyan Quadrilateral.
What are scripture, tradition, reason, and experience?
This Hebrew term means repentance or a return to the right path.
What is teshuvah?
In medieval Catholic teaching, these two types of sin are distinguished by whether they require confession and threaten eternal salvation.
What are mortal sin and venial sin?
This Latin term meaning “charity” describes Christian love expressed through care for others.
What is caritas?