Christianity - Good Conduct Flashcards
What do these key terms mean?
- ius ad bellum
- ius in bello
- Grace
- Foreknowledge
Ius ad bellum = Laws/conditions under which it is legitimate to go to war
Ius in bello = Rules under which a war must be fought once begun
- Grace = free gift of mercy to a sinful humanity, e.g. through the atonement made by the suffering and death of Jesus.
Foreknowledge = The doctrine that an all-knowing god knows the entire future, so knows from eternity who will accept the gift of grace and who will reject it.
What is the difference between Sanctity of life and the Quality of life principle?
Sanctity of Life = being made in God’s image and having a uniquely a soul means that our life is sacred to god
Quality of Life = How well they are living their life are they happy does the life and what the person is doing with their life have value to it
What can embryo research, cloning and abortion be said as when talking about the sanctity of life principle?
- They can be thought of as ‘playing God’
Give a quote each which specifically supports the idea of Dominion and Stewardship ?
Dominion - “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it”
Stewardship - “Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell”
Give real life examples of how nuclear,chemical and biological weapons have been used?
Nuclear = The effects of a thermonuclear explosion include primarily heat, blast and radiation, the heat would reach several million degrees
Chemical = In the first world war mustard gas and phosgene gas caused blindness, lung damage and death. Phosgene gas responsible for about 85% of the 100,000 deaths from chemical weapons.
Biological = Can be through insects or bombs that have deadly diseases on them such as the black plauge. Example is Butolinum toxin that can from only 1g of the toxin it can kill 1 million people
What are the views of; - Victoria Harrison - Lynn White Jr - Sallie McFague when talking about Christians as stewards/dominion over animals and the environment?
Victoria Harrison - The world is in a severe crisis and it needs the Abrahamic faiths to address this issue
Lynn White Jr - environmental crisis is shaped by christianity, particularly due to the belifef that humans have dominion over the environment as a whole
Sallie McFague - She argues that the crisi is largely the product of patriarchal Christianity, where god is seen as transcendent and apart from the world, which encourgaes humanity’s subjection of nature
What is the definition of Double Predestination?
Double predestination = God predestines some to the Kingdom though His grace but leaves others immersed in their sin to be condemned in hell
Who is a philosopher associated with accepting Justification by works and faith and include a quote?
“the doctrine of justification, which the Council said was predicated upon faith and good works” (James)
This is what the Catholic church believed
What are the two key thinkers you need to know when talking about predestination?
- Pelagius
- Augustine
What are two pieces of scripture that supports the Strong Sanctity of Life Principle?
“thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb.” (Psalm 139:13)
“I formed you in the whom I knew you” (Jeremiah 1:5)
When talking about the weak and strong sanctity of life principles which denominations support which idea?
Strong - As the strong principle is more severe we may state that some Catholics would support this
Weak - Church of England
Who were two key philosophers that were involved in the development of the Just War Theory ?
- Aquinas and Augustine
The theory has mainly be set within a natural law framework, where there is a principle of defending one’s own life and the lives of the innocent
What is a key quote to know about Martin Luther, remember he was in support of sola fide ?
” For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith”
What is a quote to support the idea of Predestination ?
“For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his son”
This was a quote by St Paul suggesting that some people are predestined to lead Christ-like lives and it is not through their won choice but instead through God’s will
When talking about the idea of stewardship what Principle is applicable here?
- Augustine’s Principle of Plenitude
All forms of existence that are possible within the universe will exist somewhere> Augustine stated a universe with many species is better than a universe with only one because having a huge variety of species shows the depth of God’s power
On this kind of approach, humans are therefore just one of an infinite range of entities. If the entire environment belongs to God, then stewardship must be of the entire environment, and not just of humans and others animals
