Unit Quiz Flashcards
Culture
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.
Identity
The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
Institution
A society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose.
Tradition
The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on this way.
Virtue
Behavior showing high moral standards.
Value
A person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgement of what is important in life.
Secular
Donoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.
Sign/Symbol
A thing that represents or stands for somethjing else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
Ritual/Routine
A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
Sacrament
A religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace, such as baptism, the Eucharist, penance and the anointing of the sick.
Martyr
A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
Grace
Courteous goodwill.
Faith
Strong beliefs in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
Religion
The belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially a God or gods.
Liturgy
A form or fomulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worhsip, is conducted.
Transcendence
Existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level.
Vocation
A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
Salvation
Deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ.
What are 7 points of culture?
- Humans create culture.
- Culture consists of ways of doing things: a set of values about the things we do everyday.
- Culture is public.
- Culture arises from tradition.
- Culture is made up of rule-governed actions.
- Culture becomes established in institutions. The ways we do things are linked together to form a “system” of doing things. We call these “systems” institutions.
- Culture gives us our identity.
Christian vs Secular Values
Christianity understands human reason is twisted by sin, while secularism believes human reason is the path to progress.
4 Types of Symbols
- Cultural.
- Universal.
- Sacred.
- Secular.
4 Traits of Rituals
- Passes on tradition.
- requires bodily actions (participation of those involved).
- Accompanied by words to help explain and give meaning.
- Are important in bonding people and forming a community.
7 Sacraments & Symbol/Ritual of Each Sacrament
- Water - Baptism.
- Bread and wine - Holy communion.
- Sign of the cross on the forehead with chrism oil - Confirmation
- Words of forgiveness - Reconciliation.
- Vows that the couple addresses to each other - Matrimony
- Becoming a deacon, diaconate, priest, or episcopacy - Holy orders.
- A priest blesses a sick person to cure their illness - Annointing of the sick.
What are 6 images of Church?
- Institution
- Advocate
- Teacher
- Transformer
- Servant
- Communty
