Exam 2 Flashcards
define ecumenical council
a gathering of bishops and other Church leaders from around the world to discuss and resolve pressing issues in the Church; it must be approved by the Pope and exemplifies the collegial authority of the Church
Identify a significant religious event from the past
Second Vatican Council
Describe the key features of Second Vatican Council
- Who - Pope John XXIII and Pope VI
- What - ecumenical council
- when - 11 Oct 1962 to 8 December 1965
- What - Dei Verbum, Gaudium Et Spes, Lumen Gentium
- Why - secularism, revolutions and movements, world conflicts, centralisations, disinterest in laity
Describe the historical context of the Second Vatican Council
- rise in advancements in technologu and science
- World Conflicts - World Wars, Korean War and Cold War
- Rise in communism and sexual revolution
- Disinterest in ecumenism and strong centralisation
- disinterest in laity
Aims of Pope John XXIII for the Second Vatican Council
- Aggiornamento - Update
- Ressourcement - back to sources
Discuss the significance of the Second Vatican Council to the CDC
Liturgical Reform -> Vernacular of language, priest faces congregation
Laity Reform -> laity are no longer passive but active participants
Ecumenism Refrom -> effort to understand other Christians,
Define belief
a religious truth that is the basis for faith and life for believers
Define Teaching
Define Ritual
religious rituals use symbolic actions, gestures and words to promote what is important about faith
Define Practice
Identify a key Catholic belief or teaching about marriage
Marriage is a sacramental union between one man and one woman for life.
Describe the key features of marriage
- Sacrament
- Vocation
- Fidelity
- Fecundity
- Indissolubility
Outline God’s original plan for marriage
A sacramental union between one man and one woman for life -> key features -> sacrament, vocation, fidelity, fecundity, indissolubility
Development of Marriage in Early Church
Issues of polygamy and divorce
* marriage as a sacrament
* divorce not apart of gods plan
* All done through Jesus in the new testament
Development of Marriage in Mid Church
Issues of the manicheans and pelagians
* St Augustine
* 3 Bona
1. Fidelity
2. Fecundity and Offspring
3. Unbreakable bond - between god
Development of Marriage in contemporary society
Issues of SSM & IVF
* Amoris Laetitia
* Denounced de facto and same sex unions
* reaffirmed GOPFM
Define issue
Define tension
Define conflict
Identify issues that cause tension and conflict in society
- Climate change
- abortion
- euthanasia
identify a current issue that causes tension and conflict in society
Asylum Seekers
Describe the main features of Asylum seekers
Asylum seekers are individuals seeking international protection whose claim has not yet been decided
* they may leave contries due to:
* conflict and violence
* persecution of minority groups
* disasters and the environment
* development induced displacement
Explain how asylum seekers generate tension and conflict in society
explain why and for whom asylum seekers cause tension and conflict
explain the role the tension and conflict plays in shaping asylum seekers
Explain how and why a religion responds to the current issue and the tension and conflict caused
Describe how people interact with religion
Identify social factors that influence how people interact with religion
explain using exampkes, how social factors have an impact on how people interact with religion
describe the role religion plays in society
descibe the key featuers of different views about religion in society
account for different views about religion in society
outline the processes and structures used by a religion when developing or expressing its belief
explain why these structures and processes exist
Explain why a religion develops and expresses its beliefs
how does a religion develops and expresses its beliefs
define role and public life
describe the role religion has played in the past in Australias public life
Explain the role religion plays in Australian public life today
identify patterns and issues that have arisen because of the involvement of religion in Australia
How does a religion see its role in public life
explain how others see the involvement of religion in public life
key features of abortion
reasons for a religions response to abortion
the ways in which a religion responds to this current issue
how a structure has addresses this current issue
Describe what is meant by the concept ‘freedom’
Describe the Catholic understanding of ‘Freedom’
Explain how this Catholic understanding finds expression in the ideas and actions of the religion
identify examples of how religion helps people in life
identify examples of religious belief, teaching, ritual or practice that seek to help people in life
identify a religious practice that helps people in their search for freedom
pilgrimage
describe the main features of pilgrimage
explain how pilgrimage helps people in their search for freedom
Identify some important issues from the past that have involved religion
describe the nature of one issue within a particular historical context
describe one particular historical context
explain why a religion became involved with and interacted with the issue
explain the interplay between a religion and the issue in its historical context
identify examples of significant religious people
outline the life of one significant religious person
outline the personal context
outline the context of the world in which they lived
describe the role religion played in this person’s life
describe and examine the interplay between the life of the significant religious person, their context and religion
