Theology Final pt.3

Question 1

Proselytism

Answer 1

Evangelization that is carried out in a coercive way. An illegitimate form of evangelization

Question 2

Qu’ran

Answer 2

“Ararib for ‘recitation’ or ‘proclamation’. Islam’s sacred text, believed to be perfectly preserved, unmediated revelation directly from God”

Question 3

Religious studies

Answer 3

The objective study of world religions and the phenomenon of religion

Question 4

Salah

Answer 4

The five times a day ritual prayer of Muslims. It combines passages from the Qur’an with movements of the body. ONe of the Pillars of Islam

Question 5

Supercessionism

Answer 5

The theological idea that the new covenant in Jesus replaces or makes superfluous Jewish covenant; Judaism is superseded by Christianity

Question 6

Shoah

Answer 6

The Hebrew word for the Holocaust of the Jews by the Third Reich during 1930s and 1940s

Question 7

Spiritual Solidarity

Answer 7

Spiritual practice that involves commitment to the common good and the pursuit of peace and justice

Question 8

Syncretism

Answer 8

the blending together of particular teachings and religious practices of more than one religion. The term has a negative connotation

Question 9

We Remember: A Reflection on the Shoah

Answer 9

1998 Vatican document that reflected on the Holocaust of the Jews and addressed the question of whether and to what extent Christians contributed to the rise of Nazism or failed to enough to stop the Holocaust (shoah)