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Christ

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Hebrew word for messiah or annoyed one

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Excommunication

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Formal expulsion from the church for moral misdeeds - RC

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Glossolalia

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Speaking in tongues - feature of charismatic movements

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Gospel

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Good news - news of redemption - accounts of Jesus’ life

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Account of Jesus’ life attributed to his disciples Mathew Mark Luke John

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Gospels

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Icon

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Image - distinctive Byzantine form of portraiture used to depict Jesus Christ Mary and saints

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Indulgences

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Releases from time in pergatory - selling these was one of the abuses that led to the Protestant revolution

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Purgatory

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Catholic doctrine - realm where soul proceeds after death in preparation for heaven

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Mass

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RC name for eucharist

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Mysticism

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Tradition intensely felt spiritual union with the divine

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Carthusians

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Order founded by Bruno demanded vow of silence and austerity

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Crusades

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Series of military campaigns over 2 centuries - Latin christians from Western Europe attempted to recover Jerusalem from Muslim control

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Deacon

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Most basic ordained position created during organization of the Christian movement

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Ecumanism

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Effects of christians from different church traditions / beliefs to develop closer relationships and better understandings - unity of different Christian denominations

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Heresy

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Belief or opinion that is contrary to an orthodox religion noticeably christianity

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Humanism

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World view - reason and science are the best ways to understand the world and dignity and compassion should be how we treat each other

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Saints

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Term used for individuals seen as channels of divine grace

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Martyr

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Person who is healed due to their religious beliefs

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Mary

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Mom of jesus

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Nun

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Member of religious community of women - poverty chastity and obedience

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Monk

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Member of religious community of men poverty chastity and obedience

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Theocracy

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Form of government in which a religious institution is the source from which authority Is obtained

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Theocracy

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System of government where priests rule in the name of god

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4th gospel

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John

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Gospels that include virgin birth

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Mathew and luke

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Gospel with two chapters not found in mark

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Luke

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Why was jesus crucified

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He defied religious beliefs at the Ike and declared he was king of the Jews

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Ressurection

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Rising of jesus from the dead

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Synoptic gospels

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Mathew Mark Luke - they have a unified viewpoint

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Edict of Milan

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Proclamation that established religious tolerance for Christianity in the Roman empire

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Bascilica

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Bldg with the style of civil law courts and tribunals - Dias hall 2 stories celestory windows sides extended by arms giving floor plan cross shape

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Three main issues after death of Jesus that had to be sorted out

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Nature of the trinity
Nature of jesus - human or not
Role of mary

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Councils of nice air Ephesus and Chalcedon determined what

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Affirmed deity and externality of Jesus Christ
Defined relationship between father and son as one of substance
Affirmed father son holy spiritual were three coequal Coeternal entities

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Gnosticism

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The anti materialist secret knowledge of revelation - chosen disciple believing group of people

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Gnosticism is different than orthodox Christianity how?

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Orthodox Christianity believes in the accepted norms of Christianity - original scripture ideology

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Eucharist

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Sacramental meal of bread and wine - recalls last supper before crucifiction

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Baptism

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Ritual of initiation in Christian faith

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Cyril and Methodist were successful bringing Christianity to Slavic people be ause

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They used language that the people could understand allowing people to spread the word verbally and written

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Iconoclasm controversy

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The destruction of religious icons and images, monuments for religious or practical reasons

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The resolution to the iconoclasm controversy

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It was ok to have icons but one could not worship them

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Impetus for the crusades

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Turks who had taken over Jerusalem their holy city and to reunite as a religious identity

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How did the pope convince people to go and reclaim their land - crusades

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Promised those killed would be martyrs; targeted Jewish and islan concerts excommunicated trials and death

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Scholasticism

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Reconcile philosophy and theology - has formalized education

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Mysticism

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Focussed on experience and dissolved the line between humanity and divinity

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Aquinas

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Summation of theology
Sharpened distinction between reason and faith
Believed some Christian assertions lay beyond reason

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Frances of assisi

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Founder of franciscans movement

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Francescans movement

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Developed to rebuild the church and live a life of poverty like jesus

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Why are saints important to catholic church

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Believed to have worked a miracle - served as role models - believed to be related in spirituality as a family of faith

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Martin Luther objected to what

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Selling of indulgences

Rejected the notion that christians coukd expiate their sins by confessing them and doing penanc

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Martin Luther believed

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Jesus has divine grace that reaches out to human beings saving and redeeming them regardless of their merit or performance

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Sola fide

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Faith is never alone - earnedvby acceptance of Jesus execution - faith in god alone is needed to get to heaven

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Sola scriptura

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Christian scriptures are the sole infallible rules of faith and practice

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Priesthood of all believers

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Universal priesthood
Doctrine that all humans have access to god through Christ and do not need a priestly mediator - all christians are equal

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Calvin doctrine of pre-destination

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Eternal suffering or saviour are already determined for us

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2 kingdoms doctrine

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2 different ways to rule one world
God rules
Temporal - reason/science - way to govern
Spiritual way to govern - gospel spirit through word

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Anabaptists

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Adult baptism; baptism choice; church should ensure community; remain apart from politics; lay preachers; anti establishment; pacificists

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Swiss reform

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Reformed Protestantism; calvinist

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Calvinist

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Protestant- gods power - human moral weakness - salvation through grace of god - god knows who is saved and who is jot

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Lutheran

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Authority of scripture and rational intellect- retain Eucharist but not in Latin - Christ’s body present not from bread and wine - spread thru migration missionary

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Quakers

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Moral spiritual peace found in experience of Christ
Religious society of friends
Combine intellect and spirituality
Quiet until moved to speak by holy spiritual
Humanitarian and refugee work

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Baptist

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Baptism of mature believers
People should chose the faith
Choice should be private
Without political interference
Proclaimed a general redemption for humanity
Larges protestant denomination in America
Large black presence

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Catholic

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Authority of institutional church
Pope
Formulation and maintenance of doctrines
Emphases of discipline

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Three movements that emerged during modern era

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Deism
Philosophy
Evolution

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Evangelical

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Protestant cuts across denominations
Assurance of gods grace and acceptance is a spiritual rebirth
Born again
Against Darwinism
Against biblical criticism
Billy graham
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Pentecostal

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Tongues after feast receiving gifts of speaking in foreign languages
Mystical languages of the heavens
Emphasis on immediate person experience not doctrine
Accessible to those w/o education
Strong cross cultural appeal

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Five principles of fundamentalist movements

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Literal interpretation of bible
One way to heaven accept Christ
Bodily resurrection 
Nation of Israel gods chosen nation will play a role in end of human history
Abortion murder gay against god

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