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Life after death Flashcards

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Reincarnation means what

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the view that at the point of death our soul leaves one physical body and enters another

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What is the concept of Disembodied existence

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Soul moving on without a body

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Who supported Disembodied existence

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Plato and his dualist ideas were influential in Christianity

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What do christians believe in

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Resurrection - living after death in a glorified physical form

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What does Eschatology mean

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The part of theology concerned with death, judgement, and the final destiny of the soul and of mankind

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what does Olan Ha-Ze mean

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Life in the here and now

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“then Abraham breathed his last and died a good old age, an old man and full of years; and he was gathered to his people”
is emphasises on what

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the idea that Abraham had lived out the full extent of a human life

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“he was gathered to his people “ can also be used in what other accounts

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Death of Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and Aaron

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In the quote “Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake; some to everlasting life, other to shame and everlasting contempt” what’s important about “everlasting”

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Suggesting support for the concept of resurrection

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Whats important about the book of Daniel

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One of the final Jewish scriptures and this message could be used to serve as a source of hope for Jews being persecuted

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What do you think this story of Elijah might imply about the possibility of life after death?

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there is a life after death due to there being this Lord who has the power to heal and control things

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what do you think the story of Elijah is meant to be taken literally or is supposed to be taken as mythological or symbolic way of expressing ideas about the death of Elijah?

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No it is not supposed to be taken literally and that if you go against the lord you wont get eaten by bears

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how important are Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and Aaron to the old testament?

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They didn’t disobey the lord so they didn’t die and lived a happy life and their full years

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What is Aquinas idea of the beatific vision

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face to face encounter with God

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What did Aquinas mean by Purgatory

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A place where people go temporarily after death to be cleansed of sin before they are fit to live with God

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Who was Aquinas inspired by but what he disagree with

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Aristotle however when it came to life after death he held a more platonic view. Agreed the soul could survive the death of the body

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In Aquinas idea of the soul

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That its a “life principle” or “Form” of living things. Which gives a distinctive character to a living thing.

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What type of soul do animals have

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Sensitive souls

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What type of souls does plants have

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vegetative souls

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What is that human soul

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A rational soul

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21
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Why does the soul enable life after death to be possible

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Gives human the ability to reach their purpose/ telos

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In the idea of Aquinas what is the final goal and reward

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Living in the presence of God

23
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“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully even as I am fully known” is speaking of what

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the beatific vision

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According to Aquinas and the beatific vison why cant happiness be achieved in this life

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Perfect happiness can only be achieved after death, living eternally, outside of time and in the presence of God.

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How can we replace knowledge and faith in the beatific vision

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Due to all doubts of God’s existence will vanish as we see him face to face

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what is a strength of Aquinas

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That afterlife is beyond space and time. the beatific vision avoids the issues of protestant view on heaven. We don’t need to worry about endless days in heaven with all that time to fill. beatific vision is a single simultaneity and is one eternal presence of god

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What the beatific vision view on the soul a weakness

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When the soul is in a timeless presence with god, how could this be the same person who died (Also conflicts the idea of resurrection)

28
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What’s the difference between happiness different between life and afterlife

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Life happiness is temporary and afterlife happiness is the happiness we get with being eternal with God

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Lazarus is supposed to teach Christians what message

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Although you might have a good life but if you don’t help the ones less fortunate you will see then succussed in the afterlife whilst you suffer. Greed is a sin

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how do Christians believe that you will get into heaven

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That they must be faithful and believe in God and his rules

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where is heaven according to Christians

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In a different dimension and is the same place god lives whilst be surrounding by angles

32
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What metaphor is used to discuss heaven

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The metaphor of god sitting and ruling is used

33
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“My father house has many rooms; if that were not so, would i have told you that i am going there to prepare a place for you?”
Is a metaphor describing heaven but how

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A sit conveys the idea of comfort, returning with family and familiarity under the authority of unconditional love

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“great street of the city was gold, a pure as transparent glass” signifies what

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that there will be wealth around that people can even afford to walk on it. Heaven is also described as a place with no suffering, pain or death. Sins washed away and people can lobe purified and live in peace

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Bernard Williams said what about being alive and out pleasure

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That park of pleasure of loving is making choices about what we do with our limited existence and setting targets or objectives even if we don’t achieve them. If we had time to do everything then pleasure is gone

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What is some of the aspects of hell that Karl Rahner talks about

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Its a place of eternal punishment where we are separated from God
Different opinions within Christianity as whether its physical or spiritual

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“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolater and all liars - they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning Sulfur. this is the second death”
Is it describing heaven or hell

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Hell

38
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What is hell often referred to as in the bible

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described figuratively as a rubbish dump, where the useless people are thrown

39
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David Hume says that hell can put gods justice into question. Why?

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that a finite sin can never deserve an infinite punishment without parole

40
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what do people argue when they do wrong

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That we wrong God and every wrong deserves that eternal punishment

41
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What does John Hick reject

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the traditional doctrine of eternal hell due to incompatible with omnibenevolent God

42
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What does John hick think hell has developed into

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A way of social control and encouraged them to follow religious authority

43
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The soul isn’t eternal but how can it get brought to an end

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Due to God being eternal the soul can come to an end if its the will of God

44
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What is the catholic belief of purgatory

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That its where the soul goes to be cleansed after death

45
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Whats Pope Gregory idea of purgatory

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The passage refers to the possibility of forgiveness

46
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Is purgatory temporary or permanent

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Temporary state after death where people can have the opportunity to rid from sin

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what do Catholics believe can help to contribute to helping those in purgatory

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That the praying from the living can contribute to the cleansing process and help the dead souls get through purgatory

48
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What did Karl Rahner say about purgatory

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That should not be understood as a place of pain but a metaphor for the souls greater awareness of consequences of sin in the time between death and the last judgement.

49
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How can people still feel pain in purgatory

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That pain is self inflicted

50
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Why is protestants idea of purgatory

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They reject it due to not being supported in the bible and contradicts the idea of salvation. The ideas of purgatory are wrong because they suggest Jesus did not complete the final act of salvation on the cross

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