Religion, Reason And Revelation

Question 0

Give the definition for Revelation

Answer 0

God revealing truth to humans

Question 1

Give the definition for Reason

Answer 1

The ability to think logically and arrive at justified conclusions

Question 2

Give the definition for Special Revelation

Answer 2

Revelation that is directed at a particular individual or group (eg. God speaks to Moses on Mount Sinai)

Question 3

Give the definition for General Revelation

Answer 3

Revelation that is potentially available to all humans through nature (e.g. The beauty of creation, used by Christians as evidence for God’s existence)

Question 4

Give the definition for Conversion

Answer 4

Changing from one set of beliefs to another, sometimes as a result of a special revelation (e.g. Saul on the road to Damascus)

Question 5

Give the definition for Charismatic worship

Answer 5

A form of special revelation in which special gifts (e.g. The ability to see visions, cure illness, etc.) are supposedly given to certain humans by God

Question 6

Give the definition for Meditation and prayer

Answer 6

The act of contemplating-‘thinking about’- God and asking for his intercession (e.g. ‘The lord’s prayer’:’give us our daily bread…’

Question 7

Give the definition for Sacred texts/scripture

Answer 7

Writing understood by Christians to contain God’s revelation to humans (the ‘word of God’)

Question 8

Give the definition for Authority

Answer 8

In this contexts, the reason why a certain piece of writing is considered important (for Christians, because it is the ‘word of God’)

Question 9

Give the definition for Old Testament

Answer 9

According to Christians, the first part of God’s revelation to humans. Contains the story of creation and the history of the Jewish people

Question 10

Give the definition for New Testament

Answer 10

According to Christians, the second part of of God’s revelation to humans. Contains the stories of Jesus’s life (the gospels) and Paul’s letters

Question 11

Give the definition for Verbal inerrancy

Answer 11

The idea that every word in the Bible is chosen/ inspired by God, and that,as a result, the Bible contains no error

Question 12

Give the definition for Vatican ll

Answer 12

Meeting in the Roman Catholic church in the 1960s to decide changes in Church teachings and practice in response to certain changes in society whilst remaining true to Christian values