natural and revealed theology

Question 1

revealed theology

Answer 1

type of theology that provides arguments for the existence of God based on what has been revealed to us (revelation). these revelations come primarily from scripture or religious experience.

Question 2

natural theology

Answer 2

type of theology that provides arguments for existence of God based on reason and ordinary human experience of nature.

Question 3

reason

Answer 3

power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgements logically

Question 4

sensus divinitatis (sense of the divine)

Answer 4

term first used by French Protestant reformer John Calvin to describe a human’s ability to sense God.

Question 5

imago dei

Answer 5

literally means ‘image of God’

Question 6

faith

Answer 6

having a strong belief in the doctrines of a religion based on spiritual connection rather than proof.

Question 7

God’s grace

Answer 7

to have ‘God’s Grace’ is to have a share in the divine life. it is a supernatural gift that God gives humanity.

Question 8

conscience

Answer 8

a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, vowed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour.

Question 9

numinous

Answer 9

having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity.

Question 10

bible

Answer 10

Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments

Question 11

tradition

Answer 11

transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation. Catholic doctrine is part of the tradition of the Church and is believed to have divine authority.

Question 12

fideism

Answer 12

the doctrine that knowledge depends on faith or revelation.

Question 13

the Catechism of the Catholic Chruch

Answer 13

catechism promulgated for the Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II in 1992. It sums up, in book form, the beliefs of the Catholic faithful.