Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

Theology

Answer 1

The study of God and relationship with God

Question 2

Theism

Answer 2

The belief that God(s) exist

Question 3

Agnosticism

Answer 3

The belief that we don’t or can’t know whether God exists

Question 4

Faith

Answer 4

Pistis - radical commitment to relationship with God

Question 5

Religion

Answer 5

From relegate, meaning “to bind together”

Question 6

Sacred Scripture

Answer 6

Holy writings, for Christians the Old and New Testaments

Question 7

Imago Dei

Answer 7

Literally, the image of God

Question 8

Marginalized

Answer 8

To relegate someone to a powerless position

Question 9

Reflection

Answer 9

Writing about personal feelings, thoughts, and ideas

Question 10

Theological Reflection

Answer 10

Invitation to step aside and consider his/her experience of God (The Holy)

Question 11

Tradition (sacred Tradition)

Answer 11

The process of passing on the Gospel message. Began with Apostles, written down in Scripture, handed down by the Church, interpreted by the Magisterium guided by the Holy Spirit

Question 12

Sacred

Answer 12

The quality of being holy, worthy of respect and reverence

Question 13

Atheism

Answer 13

The denial of the existence of God

Question 14

Reason

Answer 14

The natural ability human beings have to know and understand truth

Question 15

Divine Revelation

Answer 15

God’s self-communication through which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan

Question 16

Magisterium

Answer 16

The official teachings authority of the Church, whose task is to interpret and preserve the truths of salvation revealed in both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. Consists of the Popes and the Bishops

Question 17

Covenant

Answer 17

A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being in which mutual commitment are made

Question 18

Human dignity

Answer 18

The value and worth that we share because God created us in his image and his likeness