[1] Introduction to Spirituality Flashcards
There is a great deal of confusion in our Western culture about spirituality. There are many defenses that arise when the topic of spirituality is introduced because most people think that the comments are religious
Akins E., 2000
In __________, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.
Spirituality
Mission without an accompanying spirituality is like a body without its soul.
Spirituality
It is the awareness of the transcendent (‘the beyond in our midst’); the awareness of something beyond intellectual knowledge or normal sensory experience.
Spirituality
Individual; It does not require a distinctive format or traditional organization
Spirituality
Usually contrasted with body or matter
Spirit
Comes from the Latin word ‘spiritus’ which means breath of life; the unseen force that breathes life into us, enlivens us gives us energy and helps to define the true, real unique self that is us and confirms our individuality
Spirit
Considered to be the opposite of physical or material
Spiritual
An attribute of the children of God.
Spiritual
While Spirit and Spiritual maybe __________ in common parlance of matter and material, body and physical, IT IS NOT SO ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL USAGE.
Opposite
In the Bible, even the body can be a ___________
Spiritual Body
T/F: The Spirit of God is a life-giving Spirit. Spirituality is life.
TRUE
T/F: Spirituality is the only life, it is all of life.
FALSE
Spirituality is not achieved once and for all, but it is a _________
Journey
T/F: Spiritualities are of the same styles of living according to the spirit.
FALSE
Each spirituality is a ____________, a way to becoming proficient in living the life of the spirit.
Pathway to Holiness
T/F: In Spirituality, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.
TRUE
Comes from the Latin ‘religio’ which has been translated as reliance or connection; it brings together people of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality
Religion