death and the afterlife Flashcards
biblical stories supporting afterlife
parable of goats, road to eumaus
three central ideas about christian afterlife
-ressurection involves a bodily life from
-ressurection will be the same person
-gift from god
evidence for judgement being immediate
-rich man and lazarus (beggar dies and it said to have good things now he is dead)
what does the catholic church say that ‘particular judgement’ is
the moment that the body dies Jesus makes a judgement on the person they have become
what is heaven
the elimination of sin and ultimate closeness with the presence of God
how is heaven described
communal ‘citizens of heaven’ Philipians
as a home ‘there are many rooms in my fathers house’ John
different interprettaions og heaven
- a symbol of a persons spiritual life
-spiritual state not a place
-an actual place
what is parousia
second coming
mcgrath on the kingdom of god
is actually the kingship and ruling of god
what is general judgement
the end of the world, evidenced by the nicene creed
what is beastific vision accorded to thomas aquinas
face to face with god
who suggested that heaven was the symbol of a persons moral life
Ritschl
who believed heaven didnt exist
Marx justification for inequality , Freud its a fantasy
what age are you in heaven
30, age when jesus died
what does the catholic church say about hell
eternal for those who have committed mortal sins, but Gods merciful love offers salvation from this fate
what church believes in purgatory
catholic
what did Karl Rahner say about purgatory
not a horrible place of pain, but a metaphor for the souls greater awareness of sins consqeuence
what are the different types of election
limited, unlimited, universal
LIMITED ELECTION, who, what and eval
Augustine, based on predestination god knows who will be saved, harsh uncompromising only rlly works if you belive in original sin and even then why would anyone be desrving of grace if they have sinned also
what is Calvin’s double predestination on election
people are ordained to eternal life, or to eternal damnation through distance from God
who suggested unlimited election and evaluation
Karl Barth, shows importance of upholding moral good but God offering salvation and free will to accept
who did universalism, and evaluate
John Hick, omnibenevolent God without exclusion BUT undermines the point of morality, Cardinal ratzinger said that this makes Christs death on the cross pointless
