Catholicism / Christianity Flashcards
apostles creed
contains a brief summary of the apostles teachings. it is a symbol of faith.
Christ
Jesus came to be called JESUS CHRIST meaning Jesus the anointed or Jesus the Messiah
Gospel
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. Faith stories. The disciples wrote these accounts to pass on their faith in Jesus to others
The Great Schism
the break between the Eastern and Western churches that has not healed to this day
incarnation
represents the belief that the son of God took on a human body and nature and became both man and God
indulgence
a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to his sins whose guilt has already been forgiven
King Henry (Anglicanism)
In 1530, King Henry VIII wanted his marriage to Catherine if Aragon declared invalid so that he could marry Anne Boleyne. When the pope denied his request, Henry declared humself the head of the church of England and dismantled the connections between Rome and England
Martin Luther King JR
1929-1968
inspired by Gandhi and rooted to the Christian faith. He struggled for equal rights for blacks in the United States, for the end of racial segregation and against Vietnam war
New Testament
the collection of the books of the Bible that were produced by the early Christian church, compromising the Gospels. Acts if the apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation of St John the Divine. Included Jesus and his teachings
Nicene Creed
a profession of faith using liturgy
St Paul
“Saul of Tarsus” was an apostle who taught the gospel of Christ the first century world
St Peter
one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian church, first pope of the Christian church
Vatican Council
The council was convoked to deal with the contemporary problems if the rising influence if rationalism, liberalism, and materialism. its purpose was to define the catholic doctrine concerning the church of Christ
Reformation
having far-reaching political, economic, and social effects, the reformation became the basis for the founding of protestantism, one of the three major branches if Christianity. in the 16th century the Roman Catholic church was reformed and that led to the establishment of the Protestant church
Apocalypticism
the religious belief that there will be an apocalypse, a term which originally referred to a revolution