ch. 3 Flashcards
1
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anathema
A
a pronouncement of excommunication for someone who teaches a doctrine condemned by a church council
2
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arius
A
priest in alexandria who taught that jesus was not fully divine but a creature of god (human)
3
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ascetisism
A
practices and disciplines, tools that aid the spiritual life
4
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christology
A
the branch of christian theology relating to the person, nature, and role of christ
5
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creed
A
statement of beliefs
6
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edict of milan
A
declaration by constantinople that grace religious freedom to all traditions in the roman empire
7
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heresy
A
a divisive error in teaching
8
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monophysitism
A
heretical teaching that there is only one nature in christ
9
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nestorious
A
patriarch of constantinople, taught
