World Religions Week 22 Flashcards
Three main branches of Christianity are…
Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism
Overarching piece of puzzle that formed Roman Catholic faith was…
settled pastors took over from missionary apostles
Key witness to emerging structure of Catholic Christianity…
St. Ignatius of Antioch
Only in catholic faith that…
the priest acts as intermediary between God and believers
Most of fundamental doctrines that the church articulates come from …
coucils
Ecumenical councils
Most important council which pope convened and bishops discuss and proclaim church teaching
First Council of Nicaea
325 AD, first council of Christian bishops, purpose to gain agreement among all church leaders
Split between Roman Catholicism and Greek Orthodox helped to…
encourage Western over centralized system focused on pope rather than normal governance
Council of Trent
19th general council, reshaped Catholicism, sealed parting ways between Catholics and Protestants
Theology
deals with formation and expression of Catholic beliefs
Spirituality
concerns the interior life of the believer
Religious Practice
public expression of one’s religious convictions
_________ is where overwhelming majority of Catholics lived
Europe
Orthodoxy takes residence in ______ and ________ societies
Greek and Russian
Roots of Orthodoxy lie in…
Eastern Roman Empire
_______ has special place among disciples in Orthodox church
Peter