Theology Final Flashcards
Abrahamic Religions
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each recognizes the foundational importance of Abraham and God’s covenant with Abraham
Adhan
The Call to Prayer that is recited before salah, the Islamic ritual prayer
Allah
The Arabic word for “God” or “The Deity”
Amman Message
The statement of 176 Islamic scholars agreeing on three central teachings of Islam
Anti-Judaism
The animus or hostility against the religion and theology of Judaism. This can further anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism
The animus or hostility against the Jewish people, against the Jews as an ethnic group
Atonement
The Christian doctrine that Jesus died for our sins.
Axial Age
The period of time- the 8th century through the 3rd century BCE- within which many of our religions and philosophies emerged
Ayat
The “signs” of God Muslims are encouraged to look for and be aware of in creation
(Three) Blessings of Dialogue
1.) Personal Relationships with Muslims
2.) Encounter with the religion of Islam
3.) Deepened connection to Catholic Christian faith/spirituality
(The) Covenant
The solemn and tender bond that God established with the Israelites. “I will be your God, you will be my people.” God’s election of the Israelites is a free act of grace, but the covenant is bilateral: both parties have obligations. Jewish covenant or Mosaic covenant
Decree on Ecumenism
Vatican II’s endorsement of the ecumenical movement among Christians and a description of what this means from the Catholic perspective (1964)
Deicide
Literally, “the killing of God.” The charge that the Jewish People killed Jesus, and therefore are subjected to God’s Curse of “wandering” the earth without a homeland
Dhikr
The Islamic practice of “recalling” or “remembering” God through the recitation of Qur’anic verses, particularly the 99 divine names of God
Ecumenical dialogue
Discussions among Christian churches aimed at overcoming the historical and theological disputes that have divided them
Ecumenism
The movement among Christian toward unity
Evangelization
The spreading of the values of gospel of Jesus within one’s culture
Exclusivism
The theory that outside of the church there is no knowledge of God and no salvation from God. These exist only within the church
(The) Five Pillars of Islam
1.) Confession of faith
2.) Ritual prayer 5X/day (salah)
3.) Charity/Almsgiving (zakat)
4.) Ramadan fasting
5.) Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)
(The) Four Forms of Inter-religious Dialogue
1.) Dialogue of Life
2.) Dialogue of Action
3.) Dialogue of Theological Exchange
4.) Dialogue of Religious Experience
