Christian Practices Flashcards
What is liturgical worship
Patterned worship which follows a set order throughout the world
What is non - liturgical worship
Worship which doesn’t follow a set order
What is the benefits of liturgical worship
Christians take comfort as its unchanging- if they move the service will feel the same
Benefits of non-liturgical worship
Christians may like the more relaxed atmosphere which may encourage young people to come along
What is informal worship
Worship which is even less ordered than non -liturgical worship and doesn’t follow any set order
Benefits of informal worship
It may feel more personal - they could ask the church to pray for them if they are unwell
Benefit two of Quakers churches ( about original church)
The Quakers claim that this was how the original Churches worshipped
What are some of the sacrements
Baptism , marriage , holy communion
Why do babies need to be baptised
They carry around the original sin
What does eating the bread and wine mean in protestant churches
Symbolically eating the body and bread of jesus
What does eating the bread and wine mean for Catholic churches (serious)
The bread and wine LITERALLY becomes the body and blood of christ
What does Easter celebrate
Jesus’s resurrection
What are some reasons that someone might go on a pilgrimmage
Seek a cure for an illness
Ask for forgiveness
To spend time with other Christians
Why does iona represent in nature
Very remote and Christians believe it represents God’s power through nature
What pilgrimmage location do they call the “thin place “ and why
Iona is a thin place as the physical and spiritual worlds seem thinner
