Term 1 Assesment 2 Flashcards
Define Religion
A religion is a particular system of beliefs, values, rituals and worship by a number of people.
Every religion centres its ideals and activities on the ‘other’ ( A supernatural being, power, or force) and requires believers to give their loyalty to God or a number beings.
Define what a RELIGIOUS BELIEF is
A religious belief is a conviction about an idea central to a religion that expresses a religious truth.
- offers particular insights and understandings about life. Theses find expression in a variety of religious teachings and practices. While tense terms are related to each other, they also need some definition.
What is Expression of Religious Faith
the action of making known one’s thoughts or feelings, ideas about something.
Religious faith is often expressed and supported by a variety of religious practices, rituals, celebrations and events.
All religions have a variety of practices, rituals, celebrations and events. (True for Christians as well)
How do Christians do the expression of religious faith.
Amongst many Christians there are many common ways in which religious faith is expressed and supported through practices, rituals, celebrations and events.
For instance, most Christians attend worship services at church on Sundays. However, among the various Christian denominations there may be many variations in how the practices, rituals and events are understood and how they are performed.
Define religious teaching
Religious teachings are a way to inform and guide those with faith on how they must respond to religious belief.
How do Catholics have religious teachings?
Catholic social teaching is a body of Catholic Church teachings that call people to put into practice important beliefs about God and God’s Creation, including each and every person.
Both statements of the Catholic belief and teachings of the church are expressed in a variety of Church documents.
* The Catechism of the Catholic Church is an important document that presents a summary of why a Catholics believe and what the church teaches about these beliefs.
Define what a religious practice is
Religious practices are a recognised way of doing something religious. They refer to a broad range of experiences that relate to many aspects of religious life.
Religious practices might be a way of prayer or a style of religious worship, a religious way of doing something or how a place or time of the year is used.
Religious practices will often use religious signs and symbols. Rituals may also be an important part of the practice.
What are Religious Celebrations
Religious celebrates are special times when religious communities join together in worship, prayer or to celebrate a religious festival.
What are religious events?
A religious event is similar to a religious celebration.
It usually has a set time and sometimes a set place in which an important aspect of religious faith is celebrated.
What are religious signs and symbols?
All religions use a range of signs and symbols to represent and convey meaning about beliefs.
- Signs represent or point to something
- Symbols are tangible items that represents reality but they are more complex and can convey a number of meanings. Symbols, are a useful way to communicate what is complex and difficult to comprehend. Essentially they convey meaning and help people to see beyond the surface things.
What is Religious Rituals
Religious rituals use symbolic actions, Such as movement, gestures and words to express and promote what is important about faith.
Rituals are also communal celebrations that express a sense of belonging to a community and call for participation, not observation.
How to do Catholics have Religious Rituals?
In the faith life of Catholics, rituals help people enter into the mystery of their faith. Rituals play an important role in Catholic worship including celebrations of the sacraments.
Catholic rituals involve movement and gestures that act out or symbolise important elements of faith. Such actions are often repeated and take place during important celebrations. They include the use of significant words that form a part of the ritual action taking place.
What is the Creeds
A creed is a profession of faith, something that lists the beliefs of a group of people.
The Catholic Church uses a creed to summarise the basic beliefs if it’s faith, things that God has revealed through the teachings of the Old Testament, the life of Jesus Christ and the work of the Apostles. The Apostleś Creed and the Nicene Creed are the two statements most commonly used by the church.
- A creed is not a belief but a list of beliefs
What is Revelation?
Revelation is the continuing and dynamic process by which God communicates personally with people.
The process by which God has led his generation to Know God is Revelation. Revelation is not a primary body of facts or truth, rather God personally connecting and revealing himself to humanity.
The principle meaning of Revelation is the self communication of God and the principle purpose is to enable people to share in God’s love and life.
What is nature?
The qualities or characteristics of something
