Quiz 3 Flashcards
St. Francis of Assisi
Saint who devoted his life to the church and gives all money to the poor
pilgrimage
-spiritual journey
-Saint Francis went on one
sortes biblicae
when you open the Bible and point to a random verse and that is a message from God
prayer
communication with God, act of worship
priest
-leader in the church
-host confession
-give sacraments
-reverence/respected
confession
-need to pay debt for sins
sacrament
-priest gives
-(religious ceremonies to connect with God like baptism, 1st communion, 1st confession, marriage)
Canticle of the Creatures
-famous poem
-written by Saint Francis
-praise to God for the beauty and goodness of the natural world
creation
-Christian belief that God made everything
-future of creation: going to end soon (apocalyptic)
creation ex nihilo
Christian tradition that God made universe out of nothing
-universe is not divine (God is)
-made by God’s speech
-universe is ordered structure
providence
idea that God provides
-provides ppl and animals food, water, seasons
-provides life itself
Psalm 104 (be able to summarize what it says about creation)
praises God for the glory of creation
Psalm 11 (be able to summarize what it says about creation)
Foundations of a just society and the importance of trusting in God
Psalm 46 (be able to summarize what it says about creation)
describes creation as being in rebellion against God’s order, but also says that God is a refuge and strength in the midst of chaos
Deism
God created the world according to natural laws, God doesn’t have a place bcuz he steps back and lets natural clock run
Sheol
the underworld
-NOT Hell
-storage for the death
-before ppl had sense of heaven and hell
heaven
God’s realm
Pope Francis
-current Pope (head of Catholic order)
-chose name after St Francis
-famous for simple living
-thinks in terms of what is important for ordinary catholics
-wrote Laudate Is
Laudato Si’
a letter by Pope Francis addressing the current ecological crisis
Rapidification
- refers to the process of something becoming faster or accelerating
- Pope Francis in Laudato Si’ talked about it in terms of the environment (its rapid changes)
technocracy
-idea that we use science and technology to manipulate and control the world
-what can we get from world
things that are involved:
-consumerism
-unlimited progress(always going to be a scientific breakthrough so don’t need to limit yourself)
-competition
ecology
-study of relationships between stuff and nature
-things are interconnected in a system
anthropocentrism
idea that humans are at the center of the universe
utilitarian mindset
-think what benefit do I get out of stuff?
-only value useful things
-if you look this way, not live in harmony with nature
consumerism
-driven by a mentality that values possessions and consumption above spiritual and moral values
common good
-create a society that benefits everyone
-opposite of this is my land I can do what I want with it
stewardship
-responsible management and care of the resources that God has entrusted to humanity
subsidiarity
idea that complex issues need work at multiple levels (individual can’t fix solution)
-ex we can’t fix climate change by recycling cardboard, need multiple ppl and companies to also do and act responsible (like Shell)
solidarity
idea that we are all in this together
biodiversity
- In Laudato Si Pope talks about how creatures are apart of God’s creation
the poor
- Says in Laudato Si how the poor are left without resources
progress
- Growth and development (in Laudato Si)
