Creation Flashcards
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1.1 Nichelangelo’s Creation of Adam
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- Creation of Adam is a painting by Michelangelo that shows God bringing Adam to life.
- The painting reflects a number of important christian beliefs anbout nature and his role as the creator of humanity
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1.2 - Other Christian art that depicts creation
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- Hildreth meieres mosic in new york st bartholemews church shows the hand of god in the act of creation
- Like creation of adam, the mosaic shows that god is powerful and eternal
- whereas creation of adam focuses in on the creation of humanity, the mosiac conveys a sense that god is always creating everything
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1.3 Creation and the nature of God in Genesis 1
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- The creation story in Gensis 1 shows that God is the creator of everything, and that he created humainty in his own image.
- It shows that God is transcendent, as he is able to create solely through the power of his own word
- It also shows that God is omnipotent(all-powerful), as he is able to create anything he wants
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1.4 - Creation and the nature of humans in Genesis 2
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- Genesis 2 shows that humans share the spirit of God
- Genesis 2 shows that God has given humans free will.
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1.5 - The significance of the creation stories for Catholics
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- The Genesis creation stories tech christians that the idea of stewardship is importnat: God expects them to look after the world and take care of it on his behalf
- The creation stories also teach that humans have dignity, and that the sanctity of life is important.
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1.6 - The origins and structure of the bible
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- The bible is a sacred book of Christianity. It comtains different types of writing such as historical accounts, poems and letters, which were written for different audiences and purposes
- The first part of the bible is the old testament. It tells of Gods relationship with the Jews during the years before jesus.
- The second part is the new testament, written by followers of jesus in the century after his death. It tells of his life and teachings.
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1.7 - Inspiration and the bible as the word of god
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- The bible is the word of God, it reveals God to humans and teaches them about God and what he wants for humanity
- The writers of the bible were inspired by the holy Spirit, who is the Third person of the trinity
- The Bible should be interpreted through the teachings of the magestrium ( the teaching authority of the catholic church.
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1.8 Interpreting the Genesis creation stories
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- The catholic church teaches that the genesis creation stories should not be interpreted literally. This means that Catholics can accept scientific explanations for how the universe was created.
- Some Christians believe the Genesis creation stories should be interpreted literally, and that the universe was created in six days.
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1.9 - Natural law and Catholic attitudes towards science
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- Natural law refers to the moral princeples and values that are thought to be inherent to all humans
- Natural law states that catholics should do good and avoid evil. They should also respect the sancitiy of life
- The Catholic Church teaches that science and religion need to support and work with each other.
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1.10 - Caring for the enviroment
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- Christians should care for the enviroment because the whole creation is gods gift and therefore holy because it comes from God
- Christians show their love of God by treating other people, animals and the enviroment with love and respect
- Jesus taught Christians to ‘love your neighbour as yourself’. For Christians, this means caring for the enviroment in which their neighbour lives
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1.11 - The meaning of stewardship
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- The idea that christians have a duty to look after the enviroment on Gods behalf is known as stewardship
- Catholics can help to protect the enviroment at local , national and global levels.
- Ways that catholics might do this include living in a way that has less impact on the enviroment, educating others about how to care for the enviroment, and campaigning against policies or laws that damage the enviroment,
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1.12 - Cafod and sustainability
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- Sustainability means living in a way that respects the enviroment and its natural recources in order to keep everything in balance and harmony.
- For Catholics, living sustainability respects Gods creation and helps them to be good stewards of the earth
- CAFOD is a catholic charity that supports sustainability, mainly through helping those in poverty to improve the quality of their lives in a sustainable way.
