Religion, Reason and Revelation Flashcards
The ability to think logically and arrive at justified conclusions
REASON
God revealing truth to humans
REVELATION
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)
GENERAL REVELATION
Revelation that is directed at a particular individual or group (e.g. God speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai)
SPECIAL REVELATION
Changing from one set of beliefs to another, sometimes as a result of a special revelation (e.g. Saul on the road to Damascus)
CONVERSION
A form of special revelation in which special gifts (e.g. the ability to see visions, cure illnesses, etc.) are supposedly given to certain humans by God
CHARISMATIC WORSHIP
The act of contemplating God and asking for his intercession
MEDITATION AND PRAYER
Writings understood by Christians to contain God’s revelation to humans (the ‘Word of God’)
SACRED TEXTS / SCRIPTURE
In this context, the reason why a certain piece of writing is considered important (for Christians, because it is the ‘Word of God’)
AUTHORITY
According to Christians, the first part of God’s revelation to humans. Contains the story of creation and the history of the Jewish people.
THE OLD TESTAMENT
According to Christians, the second part of God’s revelation to humans. ‘The New Covenant’. Contains the stories of Jesus’ life (the Gospels) and those of the disciples, and Paul’s letters.
THE NEW TESTAMENT
The idea that every word in the Bible is chosen or inspired by God, and that, as a result, the Bible contains no error.
VERBAL INERRANCY
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.
VATICAN II
The argument that God exists because nature seem to have been designed
TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
