Religion and Society Unit 3 AOS 1

The nine aspects of religion are: 1. [blank_start]Beliefs[blank_end] 2. [blank_start]Rituals[blank_end] 3. [blank_start]Experience[blank_end] 4. [blank_start]Ethics[blank_end]/Moral Code 5. [blank_start]Symbols[blank_end] 6. Social Structure 7. [blank_start]Texts[blank_end] 8. Sacred Stories 9. Times, [blank_start]Artefacts, Spaces[blank_end] and Places

What kind of love does God have for humanity according to the Roman Catholic Tradition?

The Roman Catholic Tradition teaches that the world was created for the benefit of the human race, people are stewards of it and it provides a sense of wonder and is a sign of God's peace.

Suffering is a result of [blank_start]sin[blank_end], and sin is a [blank_start]damage in the relationship[blank_end] between [blank_start]God[blank_end] and [blank_start]humanity[blank_end], and damages the [blank_start]ability[blank_end] of humans to [blank_start]live in God's image[blank_end].

"Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christs's afflictions, for the sake of his body, that is, the church." -[blank_start]Colossians 1:24[blank_end]

Sin does not have a redemptive value

The general nature of religious belief is belief in [blank_start]Ultimate Reality[blank_end] and [blank_start]foundational[blank_end] and [blank_start]distinct[blank_end] beliefs. It provides [blank_start]adherents[blank_end] with a [blank_start]religious identity[blank_end] and assists them in the [blank_start]search for meaning[blank_end].

What did Jesus's Death give to humanity?

The beliefs about relationships between humans are found in Jesus's teachings.

"I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another."

"All persons enjoy equal dignity and fundamental rights"

"All people form the unity of the human race by reason of the common origin which they have from God."

"His heart, pierced for our salvation, is the symbol of that infinite love with which he loves the father and each one of us."

"All of you are one in Christ Jesus"

Give an example of a Roman Catholic Tradition that links to each aspect: 1. Beliefs: [blank_start]Triune God[blank_end] 2. Rituals: [blank_start]The Eucharist[blank_end] 3. Experience: [blank_start]Pilgrimage to Lourdes[blank_end] 4. Ethics/Moral Code: [blank_start]The Ten Commandments[blank_end] 5. Symbols: [blank_start]Priestly vestments[blank_end] 6. Social Structure: [blank_start]Catholic Hierarchy[blank_end] 7. Texts: [blank_start]New Testament[blank_end] 8. Sacred Stories: [blank_start]Story of Noah[blank_end] 9. Times, Artefacts, Spaces and Places: [blank_start]Relics[blank_end]

Define Omnipresent: [blank_start]everywhere at once[blank_end]

Define Omnipotent: [blank_start]all-powerful[blank_end]

Define Omniscient: [blank_start]all-knowing[blank_end]

Define Imminent: [blank_start]present everywhere in all created things[blank_end]

"I am the alpha and the omega"

"The central mystery of the Christian faith and life is the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity"

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the [blank_start]Father[blank_end], and of the [blank_start]Son[blank_end], and of the [blank_start]Holy Spirit[blank_end]." [blank_start]Matthew 28:19[blank_end]

What Roman Catholic belief does this quote express? "Man, tempted by the devil, let his trust in his creator die in his heart and, abusing his freedom, disobeyed God's command. This is what man's first sin consisted of. All subsequent sin would be disobedience toward God and lack of trust in his goodness." -CCCC #397

[blank_start]Religious[blank_end] beliefs provide a way of [blank_start]belonging[blank_end] to an [blank_start]individual[blank_end] and a [blank_start]community[blank_end]

What kind of questions do religious beliefs answer?

People are made in [blank_start]God's[blank_end] image-[blank_start]Imago Dei[blank_end]

"So he created mankind in his image."

"...created them to [blank_start]know[blank_end], [blank_start]serve[blank_end] and [blank_start]love[blank_end] God, to offer [blank_start]all of creation[blank_end] in this world in [blank_start]thanksgiving[blank_end] back to him and to be [blank_start]raised up[blank_end] to life with him in [blank_start]heaven[blank_end]." -CCCC #[blank_start]67[blank_end]

"God created the universe freely with wisdom and love."

"the Lord [blank_start]God[blank_end] took the [blank_start]man[blank_end] and put him in the [blank_start]Garden of Eden[blank_end] to till and keep it." -[blank_start]Genesis 2:15[blank_end]

"They are likewise called to [blank_start]subdue[blank_end] the earth as [blank_start]stewards[blank_end] of [blank_start]God[blank_end]" -CCCC #[blank_start]71[blank_end]

"[blank_start]God[blank_end] destined the earth and all it [blank_start]contains[blank_end] for the use of [blank_start]every individual[blank_end] and for all [blank_start]peoples[blank_end]." -[blank_start]Gaudium[blank_end] Et Spes #[blank_start]690[blank_end]

"I am the [blank_start]resurrection[blank_end] and the [blank_start]life[blank_end]. Those who believe in me, even though they [blank_start]die[blank_end], will [blank_start]live[blank_end], and everyone who lives and [blank_start]believes[blank_end] in me will [blank_start]never die[blank_end]." -John [blank_start]11:25-26[blank_end]