religion semester two - topic points and explanation Flashcards
definition of a Domestic church
the aspect of married parents handing or passing down their moral, spiritual and religious faith to their children within their home.
definition of ecumenism
the principle or aim of promoting unity among the world’s Christian Churches.
definition of interfaith dialogue
Interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels.
definition of covenant
a covenant is a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with an individual of humanity in general.
definition of vocation
a vocation can be defined as a divine call to gods service or the Christian life; the word vocation comes from the Latin word ‘call to’.
definition of ministry
in Christianity, the term ministry refers to the activity that is carried out by the members of the church to serve the purposes of the church.
definition of unitive
characterized by or tending to produce union e.g marriage
definition of unitive
the state of being one, serving to unite; involving union through the total gift of selfless love.
definition of procreative
share in gods creative action. procreative is the selfless love of husband with his wife for the potential offspring.it is a requirement of catholic marriage as catholic marriage is characterised by selfless love. when a married couple become parents only then are they truly at the service of others.
definition of religious profile
A religious profile is the selection of certain religions practised by and characterising the population of a specific country. e.g. 30.1 per cent of Australians practice no religion whereas the other 69.9 per cent of Australians do practice religion according to the 2016 census.
what is the primary purpose of the sacrament of marriage
the primary purpose of the sacrament of marriage is unitive and procreative. the sacrament of matrimony is a sacred bond that mirrors the unconditional annd everlasting love that god has for all his children. e.g st pauls letter to the ephesians “the two shall become one flesh” (Eph 5:31) . the sacrament of matrimony involves a growing communion of body and soul.
what are the four fs of catholic marriage?
free , faithful , forever , fruitful
describe the covenantal relationship between God and the church
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distinguish the difference between ministry and vocation
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outline the scriptual and theological underpinnings of the sacrament of holy matrimony
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describe the family as the domestic chruch and commuity of love
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outline the emergence and development of various denomnations ; anglican
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