R & S Flashcards
Karl Rahner (1904-1984), German, Influential Roman Catholic Theologian
“Every answer is always just the beginning of a new question”
K.Rahner, Foundations of Christian Faith, 1959
“To be a human person is to be a questioner”
Emile Durkheim (1858-1917), prominent French Sociologist
“Religion is an eminently social thing”
E.Durkheim, Elementary Forms of Religious Life, 1912
“Religion consists of things that surpass the limits of our knowledge”
God is the Creator of all
“maker of heaven and earth” (Nicene Creed)
God is trinitarian in nature, 3 co-equal, co-eternal persons in one. (CCC #234)
“the central mystery of Christian faith”
Jesus is the incarnation of God on Earth.
(Jn 1:14)
“the word became flesh and lived among us”
God is omnibenevolent (all loving, all merciful)
(Ps 107:1)
“His love endures forever”
God is immanent (close and near). (Jeremiah 23:23)
“Am I a God nearby, says the Lord, and not a God far off?”
God is transcendent (separate and above)
(Mt 6:9)
“Our Father in heaven”
God is omnipotent (all powerful).
“The Father Almighty” (Nicene Creed)
God omnipresent
(Prov 15:3)
“The eyes of the Lord are in every place”
God is omniscient (all knowing)
(Ps 147:5)
“His understanding is beyond measure”
To know, love and serve God
(CCC #1761)
“God put us in the world to know, to love, and to serve him”
To be another Christ in the world
(St. Theresa of Avila, 1500s)
“Christ has no body now, but yours”
God is the Creator and humanity is the creatures
“maker of heaven and earth” (Nicene Creed)
Humans were made in the image of God
(Gen 1:26)
“Let us make humans in our image”
The Relationship between Humans and God is one of Steadfast love
(Ps 136:1)
“His steadfast love endures forever”
Suffering is a consequence of Original Sin (Suffering is unavoidable).
Begins with the sacred story of Adam Eve (Gen 2)
(CCC #397)
“Disobeyed God’s command”
Suffering brings adherents into solidarity with the suffering of Jesus.
(Pope Francis, 2018, p.31)
(Open to God, Open to the World, Pope Francis, 2018, p.31)
“When Jesus sees someone who is suffering, he sees himself in them”
(1 Peter 3:14)
“if you do suffer, for doing what is right, you are blessed”
Jesus is the path to Salvation and entry to heaven.
(Jn 14:6)
“I am the way, the truth, and the life”
Death is not an end but a new beginning
“I look forward to the resurrection of the dead” (Nicene Creed)
Humans must model their relationships on the teaching and actions of Jesus
(Jn 15:12)
“Love one another, as I have loved you”
Relationships must be based on love
(Mt 5:43)
“Love your enemies”
Humans must practice stewardship over the environment
“till it and keep it” (Gen 2:15)
(Pope Francis, Laudato Si, 2015)
The “cry of the earth”
Revelation of God is experienced through nature
(CCC #1147)
“God speak to humans through the visible creation”
