[PRELIMS] THY 4 Flashcards
WHO SAID THIS:
“There is a great deal of confusion in our Western culture about spirituality.
There are many defenses that arise when the topic of spirituality is introduced because most people think that the comments are religious”
Akins E., 2000
IDENTIFICATION
Usually contrasted with body or matter
Spirit
IDENTIFICATION
Considered to be the opposite of physical/ material, and an attribute of the children of God.
Spiritual
TRUE/ FALSE
Just as there are different ways or styles of living, we speak not only of spirituality BUT of spiritualities.
True
TRUE/ FALSE
Spirituality is a path towards holiness; thus, it is immediately imbedded in the life of every person.
False
IDENTIFICATION
- Brings people together of similar beliefs and often similar spirituality
- Collective
- Requires a distinctive format/ traditional organization
Religion
IDENTIFICATION
It is a personal or individual journey in faith where we find an image/ image of the Spirit in search for connection.
Spirituality
IDENTIFICATION
- Personal and individual journey
- Does not require a distinctive format/ traditional organization
- Where we find an image/ image of the Spirit in search for connection.
Spirituality
IDENTIFICATION
- Comes from the Latin word ‘spiritus’ which means breath of life.
- Unseen force that breathes life into us, enlivens us and gives us energy.
Spirit
WHO SAID THIS:
“Spirit helps to define the true, real unique self that is us and confirms our individuality.”
Moxley 2000 p. 23
TRUE/ FALSE
Our morality is based on our spirituality: the rightness or wrongness of how we understand our actions is based on what we value and how we find meaning.
True
TRUE/ FALSE
Spirituality can be understood as that aspect of human existence which relates to structures of significance that gives meaning and direction to a person’s life and helps them deal with the vicissitudes of existence
True
IDENTIFICATION
It is associated with the human quest for meaning, purpose, self-transcending knowledge, meaningful relationships, love and a sense of the holy.
Spirituality
IDENTIFICATION
What are the aims/ goals of Spirituality to become fully human united with the divine?
- Understanding
- Perseverance
- Patience
U.P.P. - Going UPP to. God/ Transcend
IDENTIFICATION
- Comes from the Latin ‘religio’ which has been translated as reliance or connection
- Not a theological virtue but a moral virtue.
- The virtue by which we pay due worship to God.
Religion
IDENTIFICATION
To read again; to consider carefully
Re Lego/ Re Legere
Lego - “Read”
ST THOMAS AQUINAS - SUMMA THEOLOGIAE
IDENTIFICATION
To bind again
Re Ligare
Ligare - “Bind”
ST THOMAS AQUINAS - SUMMA THEOLOGIAE
IDENTIFICATION
To choose again
Re Eligere
Eligere - “Choose”
ST THOMAS AQUINAS - SUMMA THEOLOGIAE
WHO SAID THIS:
- Ultimate goal of human life– intimate and continual communion with God.
- The path to intimacy with God, then, is viewed by ____ as the soul’s journey from earth to heaven.
Origen of Alexandria
IDENTIFICATION
Finding God through the 5 Senses
Body
IDENTIFICATION
Finding God through Enlightened Knowledge
Soul
iDENTIFICATION
Finding God through Perpetual Communion with God
Spirit
WHAT IS THE RESULT
The goal is to enter into union through contemplation.
The result is a life of pure love and active charity
WHO SAID THIS:
Spirituality is an inquiry into the supreme good, or the Summum Bonum which gives the happiness that all human beings seek.
This happiness can be found in the enjoyment of God and his presence.
St. Augustine of Hippo
