Churchhhhh Flashcards
Prior to civil rights movement it was legal and culturally acceptable to ?
Segregate and oppress certain people
Counter cultural , the church bases moral code in what? It is ?
Scripture, counter cultural
The Catholic Church will embrace the ? But not the ?
Sinner, sin
What are three things the church will never say
Inappropriate sexual relationships outside of marriage
Abortion
Advocate single families or broken homes
Marks of the catholic faith: holy
We have been set aside with a special purpose
Apostolic
Begins with apostles Jesus pick
One / Catholic
We are considered one body with one spirit
Universal we are open to all
The council of Jerusalem , what does this help contribute to
Leaders of the church decreed that Gentiles be baptized into church and not subjected to Jews law regarding circumcision and dietary
Rapid growth in Roman Empire
Persecution of Christians begins under Nero, when? Who was martyred during this time
64 ad
Fire destroyed Rome , Nero who is believed to set the fire blamed Christians inciting mass persecutions
St. Peter’s and Paul
Destruction of temple in Jerusalem: who conquered Jerusalem ? How did Jews keep faith alive
Since gentile converts not supposed to follow many laws what happens ?
Roman army
Turn faithfully to scriptures and laws
Definite split between Jess and followers of Christ
Edict of Milan : when ? What happened in 312 ? After assuming power who was assigned edict of Milan , who is later defeated. What does this decree proclaim
313
Constantine became Roman emperor following battle victory that led to conversion
Licinius, defeated so that Constantine becomes sole emperor
Religious toleration in empire and legalized Christianity
What does Constantine commission in 318?
Construction of St. Peter’s basilica in Rome (Vatican)
The council of hippo (when) and Carthage (when)
Several gospels were written but how many were chosen as sacred scriptures
What were these two councils instruments in forming what? And why?
393 397
4
Forming the canon of sacred scripture for both old and New Testament
- believed to be inspired by HS and based on teachings of apostles and closest disciples
Arianism is a teaching that was promoted by who? What did it deny ? What is a heresy ?
Bishop of Arius Alexandria
That Jesus Christ was divine and not God therefore he couldn’t redeem us
The denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of Roman Catholic Church
Conversion of st augustine happened when ? Before conversion Augustine lived a life of ? Following his conversion he became ? He was bishop of ? His writing include what and continue to influence what
387 Indulgence One of most important church fathers Hippo in modern day Algeria City of God and confessions Christian thought