RS key words

Frage	Antworten
Agnosticism	not being sure whether god exists
Atheism	believing that god doesn't exist
conversion	when your life is changed by giving yourself to god
free will	the idea that humans are free to make their own choices
miracle	something which seems to break a low of science and makes you think only god could have done it
moral evil	actions done by humans which cause suffering
natural evil	things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans
numinous	the feeling of the presence of something greater that yourself
omni-benevolent	the belief that god is all good
omnipotent	the belief that god is all powerful
omniscient	the belief that god knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen
prayer	an attempt to contact god, usually through words
abortion	the removal of a foetus from the womb before it is able to survive
assisted suicide	providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
Euthanasia	the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
immortality of the soul	the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
near-death experience	when someone about to die has an out of body experience
non-voluntary euthanasia	ending someones life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking that would want you to do so
paranormal	unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes e.g. ghosts, mediums
quality of life	the idea that life must have some benefits to be worth living
reincarnation	the belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
sanctity of life	the belief that life is holy and belongs to god
voluntary euthanasia	ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death
adultery	a sexual act between a married person and someone who is not their marriage partner
civil partnership	a legal ceremony giving a homosexual couple the same legal rights as a husband and wife
cohabitation	living together without being married
contraception	intentionally preventing pregnancy from occurring
faithfulness	staying with your marriage partner and having sex only with them
homosexuality	sexual attraction to the same sex
nuclear family	mother, father and children living as a unit
pre-marital sex	sex before marriage
procreation	making a new life
promiscuity	having sex with a number of partners without commitment
re-constituted family	where two set of children become one family when their divorced parents marry each other
re-marriage	marrying again after being divorced from a previous marriage
community cohesion	a common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society
discrimination	treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
ethnic minority	a member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group
interfaith marriages	marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions
multi-ethnic society	many different races and cultures living together in one society
multi-faith society	many different religions living together in one society
prejudice	believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
racial harmony	different races/colours living together happily
racism	the belief that some races are superior to others
religious freedom	the right to practise your religion and change your religion
religious pluralism	accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
sexism	discriminating against people because of their gender
atonement	reconciliation between god and humanity
catechism	official teaching of the roman catholic church
compassion	a feeling of pity which makes one want to help the sufferer
creeds	statement of christian beliefs
faith	firm belief without logical proof
incarnation	the belief that god took human form in jesus
monotheism	belief in one god
repentance	the act of being sorry for wrongdoing and deciding not to do it again
salvation	the act of delivering from sin, or saving from evil
trinity	the belief that god is three in one
unity	gods way of being one
virgin birth	the belief that jesus was not conceived through sex
anglican churches	churches that are in communion with the church of england
apostolic	the belief that the church can only be understood in the light of the apostles
bishops	priests specially chosen by the pope who are responsible for all the churches in a diocese
catholic	universal or worldwide
celibacy	living without engaging in any sexual activity
holy	of, or relating to god, sacred
laity	all the people in the church who are not chosen to be bishops, priests or deacons
magisterium	the pope and the bishops interpreting the bible and tradition for roman catholics today
nonconformist churches	protestant christians separated from the church of England
ordination	making someone a priest, bishop or deacon by the sacrament of holy orders
orthodox churches	national churches which are in the union with the patriarch of constantinople
papacy	the office of the pope
absolution	through the action of the priest god grants pardon and peace
chrism	the oil used in baptism, confirmation and ordination
commemoration	the belief that the Eucharist is simply a remembrance of the last supper
contrition	sorrow for the sin committed an deciding not to sin again
holy week	the week before easter sunday
Liturgy of the Eucharist	the re-enactment of the last supper during which the bread and wine are transubstantiated
Liturgy of the word	the bible readings in the second part of the mass
penance	an action to show your contrition
penitential rite	the confession and absolution at the beginning of mass
Rite of communion	receiving the body and blood of jesus
sacrament	an outward sign through which invisible grace is given to a person by jesus
transubstantiation	the belief that the bread and wine become the body and blood of jesus
active life	the life lived by religious orders who work in society as well as praying
charity	voluntary giving to those in need
contemplative life	the life of prayer and meditation lived by some religious orders
displaying religion	making a show of your religion, e.g. by some religious orders
The evangelical cousels	the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience
holy orders	the status of a priest, bishop or deacon
hypocrite	a person who acts in a way that contradicts what they say
the law of moses	the laws god gave to moses in the old testament
the monastic life	living as a monk or un in a monastic community
religious community	a religious order who live together as a group, e.g. the benedictines
the sermon on the mount	jesus' description of christian living
vocation	a call from god to lead the christian life

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