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
Publications of st jeromes Latin translation of the bible happened when ? In 382 pope who? Commissioned st. Jerome to do what? His translation became known as what which is the church’s what
400 damascus I
Lark translation of scripture from original Hebrew and Greek
Vulgate
Official version of scripture
Council of Ephesus was when ? What number ecumenical council was this ? Who was it convened by ? The council reaffirmed what about Jesus and Mary
431 3 Emperor theodosius 2 Both God and man Theotokos God bearer mother of god
People st. Gregory the great introduces key forms when? Gregory was a what for the church and developed what? Over saw what, and introduced what
Early Middle Ages
Doctor , system for providing charitable aid to poor
Development of seminaries
Liturgical reforms that still influence liturgical celebrations
Muslims destroy the church of the holy sepulcher in Jerusalem when? The holy sepulcher was believed to have been built over what? Was destroyed. This act of vengeance and desecration fueled what ?
High Middle Ages
Jesus burial place
Call for crusade to take back holy land
Fourth Lateran council happened when ? This ecumenical council define what? What does this word mean
High middle
Transubstantiation
Transformation of bread and wine to body and blood of Christ during consecration at mass
He medieval inquisition happened when ? In response to what ? Who developed this ? Inquisitors served as what? Some found guilty of heresy were condemned to ? Most were sentenced to what?
High middle Several heretical groups Popé Gregory IX Investigators and judges Death Penance such as fasting and making pilgrimages
St. Tho,as Aquarians writes what? And when? He makes and argument for what and clarifies what ?
Summa theologian
High middle
For existence of God
How we can know God through human reason
The Spanish Inquisition ? What did queen Isabella and King Ferdinand est.? In 1492 a decree was passed which?
High middle
Inquisition to ensure conformity to Catholicism
Required all Jews and Muslims to convert or leave Spain
The printing press was invented when? Whose invention was it and what did it revolutionize ? This made what more available to people and church
High middle
Johanne Gutenberg
The way info was disseminated and its availability to the masses
Bible
What is moral relativism
The view that ethical standards morality and positions of right and wrong are culturally asked and therefore object to a person’s individual choice , we can all decide what is right for ourselves
