Unit 4: Part 5 & 6 Flashcards
New Religious Orders that Emerged during Catholic Reformation
- Called the “Golden Age of Spirituality”
- Jesuits
- Mystics
Jesuit Spirituality
- Christ-centered
- Discerning
- Apostolic
- Generous
- Fraternal
- Spiritual Integration
Christ Centered
-Ever-deepening relationship with Jesus in all aspects of life
Apostolic
-Service in collaboration with God for the well-being of others
Discerning
-Choosing options that support and collaborate with God’s actions in the world
Generous
-Offering fairness and charity in response to others
Fraternal
-Companionship in service
Spiritual Integration
-Finding God in all things
Saint Teresa of Avila and the Carmelites
- Young call
- Established own convent–> Based on simplicity and poverty
- Discalced Carmelites—> “Without shoes”
Mystic
- Person who regularly has an intense experience of the presence and power of God, resulting in a deep sense of union with him
- Wrote about experience in The Interior Castle
- Doctor of the Church for contributions in explaining Christian life
Syncretism
-The blending of cultures in order to convert a group of people
Enculturation
-Becoming familiar with someone elses culture when traveling
Parts of the Catholic Reformation
- Council of Trent
- Catholic Spirituality
a. New Religious Orders
b. Renewed spiritual life among Catholics
Age of Exploration
- 15-17th century
- Developments in technology an science
Purpose of Exploration
- Search for riches and new colonies
- Cultivate growing wealth and influence in foreign lands
- Evangelize natives and lead them to salvation
- Jesuit, Dominicans, and Franciscans to bring Good News
Explorers vs. Conquerors
- 1500s- Spaniards arrive in Mexico and South America
- Conquistadors: “Conquerors,” Spanish soldiers who brought much of the Americas under Spanish rule
What happened to natives whose areas were conquered
- Massacred
- Enslaved
- Victims to disease
- Fallen empires
- Subject to colonial rule
Hernando Cortez
- Penetrated the land
- Search for gold
- Viewed natives as dispensable and savages that needed to be civilized
- Did so for the glory of God (people will think the same thing)
Bartolome de las Casas
- Defending & advocating for the Native Americans
- Viewed the natives as peaceful, humble, pure
- Wanted to end encomienda (slavery)
- “You will win over many more converts to Christ if you treat them with respect and dignity”
Saint Martin de Porres & Saint Rose of Lima
-Dominicans who experiences cruel treatment and wanted to help
