catholic, religious and non-religious beliefs about life after death Flashcards
what is summed up about catholic beliefs about life after death?
nicene creed
what is the nicene creed?
it is a statement of catholic beliefs that was formulated in 325AD at the council of Nicaea
what does the nicene creed teach?
that Jesus was crucified, died and buried.
three days later, Jesus was resurrected from the dead and later he ascended into heaven where he will judge the living and the dead
why did the early christian leader, st Paul wrote a number of letters?
it outlined beliefs about Jesus and life after death, in particular the belief in the resurrection of the body
what was st Paul’s first letter for?
it was to the corinthians and explained what will happen after death
what are the 3 sources of authorities from st paul’s letter?
- “if christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith”
- “christ died for out sins according to the scriptures, that he was buried, then he was raised on the third day…he appeared to Peter, then to the twelve”
- “the dead will raised imperishable, and we will be changed. the mortal will become immortal”
what does st Paul teaches in 1 corinthians 15?
that Jesus rose from the dead and what happened to Jesus will happen to his followers
what did Paul teach about resurrection?
that people will have a resurrection like Jesus and will have a spiritual resurrection body given to them by god
what is the spiritual resurrection body given by god called?
glorified body
what happened when Jesus rose?
his body was familiar but sat times, his disciples did not recognise him.
this will happen to believers
what 3 religions believe in the existence of a soul?
christianity
judaism
islam
why do christians believe in the immortality of the soul?
believe that when the body dies, the soul leaves the body to live with god
what do they believe about the soul?
it is the essence of a person and at death, it leaves the body
eternal and continues to live on to everlasting life in heaven
essence
essence means the basic, most important part or quality of something. It is what makes something unique, special, or recognizable
what do some christians say the body and soul are?
one and cannot be separated
what do some christians believe after death?
the soul is temporarily apart from the body, but the body and soul will be reunited on judgement day
what do some christians believe at the resurrection?
will rise bodily from the dead just as Jesus rose from the dead
what are most humanists and atheists considered as?
materialists
what approach does Richard Dawkins take and why?
materialist approach
rejects the existence of the soul and that our life or our bodies can continue after death
what do materialists argue?
nothing else exists apart from matter or materials
humans are just a physical body. this means no soul, we are just made of matter
what do materialists believe about having this only life?
should make the most of it as there is no life after death
why do some people believe in reincarnation?
sikhs and hindus believe that at death the soul passes to a new body.
how you are resorb depends on good or bad actions in this life
people are reborn countless timed in many different ways
how you are reborn depends on what?
the good or bad actions in this life as people are reborn countless times in many different ways
