[1] Introduction to Spirituality Flashcards

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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

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Akins E., 2000

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2
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In __________, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.

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Spirituality

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3
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Mission without an accompanying spirituality is like a body without its soul.

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Spirituality

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4
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It is the awareness of the transcendent (‘the beyond in our midst’); the awareness of something beyond intellectual knowledge or normal sensory experience.

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Spirituality

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5
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Individual; It does not require a distinctive format or traditional organization

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Spirituality

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6
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Usually contrasted with body or matter

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Spirit

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7
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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

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Spirit

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8
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Considered to be the opposite of physical or material

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Spiritual

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9
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An attribute of the children of God.

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Spiritual

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10
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While Spirit and Spiritual maybe __________ in common parlance of matter and material, body and physical, IT IS NOT SO ACCORDING TO BIBLICAL USAGE.

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Opposite

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11
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In the Bible, even the body can be a ___________

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Spiritual Body

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12
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T/F: The Spirit of God is a life-giving Spirit. Spirituality is life.

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TRUE

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13
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T/F: Spirituality is the only life, it is all of life.

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FALSE

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14
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Spirituality is not achieved once and for all, but it is a _________

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Journey

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15
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T/F: Spiritualities are of the same styles of living according to the spirit.

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FALSE

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16
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Each spirituality is a ____________, a way to becoming proficient in living the life of the spirit.

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Pathway to Holiness

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17
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T/F: In Spirituality, we find an image of the Spirit in search for connection.

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TRUE

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18
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Comes from the Latin ‘religio’ which has been translated as reliance or connection; it brings together people of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality

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Religion

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19
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Collective; requires a distinctive format or traditional organization

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Religion

20
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Religion is not a theological virtue but a _______________.

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Moral Virtue

21
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Religion is the ___________ by which we pay due worship to God.

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Virtue

22
Q

Three things according to the Summa Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas

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Re lego/ Re-Legere, Re Ligare, Re Eligere

23
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“to read again”, “to consider carefully”

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Re Lego or Re-Legere

24
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“to bind again”

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Re Ligare

25
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“to choose again”

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Re Eligere

26
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T/F: Spirituality can be understood as that aspect of human existence which relates to structures of significance that gives meaning and direction to a person’s life and helps them deal with the vicissitudes of existence.

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TRUE

27
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T/F: Our morality is not based on our spirituality

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FALSE

28
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What is the aim of Spirituality?

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Understanding, Perseverance, Patience

29
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According to Origen of Alexandria, what is the ultimate goal of human life?

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Intimate and continual communion with God

30
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Finding God through the five senses

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Body

31
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Finding God through enlightened knowledge

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Soul

32
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Finding God through perpetual communion with God

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Spirit

33
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Who explained that spirituality is an inquiry into the supreme good, or the Summum Bonum which gives the happiness that all human beings seek.

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St. Augustine of Hippo

34
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Following the commandments is man’s expression of his _____________ to be in communion with God.

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Desire

35
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Man has a wounded nature which is the outcome of _____________.

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Original sin

36
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Three desires of man according to Augustine

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Desire of the flesh, Desire for wealth and possessions, Desire for power and authority

37
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Love the Lord with all your soul; Desire of the flesh

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Chastity

38
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Love the Lord with all your strength; Desire for wealth and possessions

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Poverty

39
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Love the Lord with all your mind; Desire for power or authority

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Obedience

40
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He understood that real people are not all alike so you will find that all are not treated alike.

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St. Benedict of Nursia

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The Rule of _________ is direct and clear

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St. Benedict

42
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Seeking God, The common good, Commitment, Mutual sharing, Hospitality, Care of the Earth, Peace

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Rule of St. Benedict

43
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Seeking material things, Individualism, Non involvement, Competition, Rejection, Exploitation, Violence

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Society

44
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Sees religion and spirituality as intimately linked rather than opposed to each other. Rules and relationship go together

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Authentic Catholic Spirituality

45
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One of the most basic tenets is the assumption that there is no absolute truth; it puts an end to all truth claims.

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Postmodernism

46
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We now live in a world governed by the ________________ and submerged in a _______________

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Dictatorship of Relativism; Crisis of Truth