module 3 2.0

Question 1

religious belief

Answer 1

A religious belief is a conviction about an idea central to a religion that expresses a religious truth.

Religious beliefs offer particular insights and understandings about life. These find expression in a variety of religious teachings and practices. While these terms are related to each other they also need some definition.

Question 2

religious teaching

Answer 2

Religious teachings guide and inform how people respond to religious belief.

For example, Catholic Social Teaching is a body of Catholic Church teachings that call people to put into practice important beliefs about God and God’s creation, including each and every person.

Both statements of Catholic belief and the teachings of the Church are expressed in a variety of Church documents. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is an important Church document that presents a summary of what Catholics believe and what the Church teaches about these beliefs.

Question 3

concepts relevant for understanding beliefs - creed

Answer 3

A creed is a profession of faith, something that lists the beliefs of a group of people. A creed is not one belief, rather it is a list of beliefs.

Question 4

examples of catholic religious beliefs

Answer 4

• The Church recognises Mary as Mother of Jesus the Redeemer
• The Immaculate Conception
• Jesus conquered the power of sinfulness
• Jesus redeems people from the power of Original Sin
• Mary, Mother of the Church
• divine revelation

Question 5

revelation

Answer 5

continuing and dynamic process by which God communicates personally with human beings.

adam and eve
moses
jesus

Question 6

salvation history

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Question 7

covenant

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Question 8

how is revelation an example of religious belief

Answer 8

we don't have proof 
god has revealed himself over time through moses, jesus proving that there is a God
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 Revelation is the continuing and dynamic process by which God communicates personally with people
 Jesus Christ is the fullness of God’s self-revelation
 God is revealed to Abraham and his descendants
 God’s self-revelation begins with creation
 The Bible tells the story of God’s self-revelation

Question 9

origins of revelation

Answer 9

the bible

Question 10

how did the religious belief, revelation developed

Answer 10

As we read the Bible we develop an understanding of what God has revealed

Question 11

examples of how religious belief of revelation finds expression in a religious way of life

Answer 11

How we act because of the Revelation e.g. Thou shall not kill, Catholics oppose Death Penalty, VAD etc

Question 12

nicene and apostles creed

Answer 12

Two creeds commonly used in the Catholic church are The Apostles’ Creed and The Nicene Creed. The Nicene Creed is more widely accepted by other Christian churches.
As well as emphasising the importance of the Trinity (including a precise description of the nature of Jesus), the Nicene Creed also describes the community of believers or the Church in terms of four qualities:
one, holy, catholic and apostolic.