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49 Cards in this Set
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What is remarkable and stands out as we read the didache? (2)
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Missionaries & the two ways
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How is the didache different than the Letter to Diognetius?
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This one speaks of the unrecognizable insertion of the christian in the world
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What is the main element used as Irenaeus' defends the faith in Against Heresies?
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Apostolic Tradition
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What were Christians accused of in the Roman empire, name two
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Atheism, cannibalism, orgies
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What is the name of the emperor who first initiated the persecution of the christians and who probably set himself Rome on fire while accusing them?
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Nero
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What did Augustine encounter at first that led him to doubt God’s goodness and prevalence over evil?
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Manicheans and their ideas
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Did Augustine believe that children are unconditionally good?
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no
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Did he think we can find contentment in doing evil things?
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yes
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How did Anselm think of the problem of the satisfaction due for our sins?
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Offense being infinite only a being who is God could satisfy for it
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What does Anselm think of the theory of the ransom to be paid to the devil?
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It was wrong, he only deserved punishment
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Why does Eckhart say that Mary, our lady, is not praised for her detachment, but rather speaks herself of her humility?
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Had she praised her detachment she would have lost it.
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What mind-boggling assertion does Eckhart open his treatise On Detachment with?
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I can compel God
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Catherine of Siena pictures Christ as a bridge; what are the three steps that will encounter as he climbs on it?
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The feet (affections), the heart (blood washes us and protects us), and the mouth (find peace from war against our sins)
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What was the image of God that Luther had in mind as he entered the convent?
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God Wrath
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**What is the great discovery which luther makes, and what book was he reading?
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Justified through grace faith w/out our efforts through merits of Christ; Romans. Luther felt like a wretch and was full of vicious thoughts. But, he is just.
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What does Luther comes to dislike as he hears it repeatedly in confession?
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Indulgences to remit sins in heaven
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when asked “do you recant” what did he essentially answer?
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Bound by scripture and my conscience
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What is a “theology of glory”?
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God known through the visible signs of his action in the created universe
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Name one of the four most known treatises he wrote
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On Christian Liberty; The Babylonian captivity of Church
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Where does Calvin establish a theocracy?
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Geneva
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Name his work that theorizes the organization of the Christian Church, and one characteristic that makes it a break though;
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Institutes of christian religion; 1st work of theology in the tongue of the people.
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Which of Luther or Calvin taught that we have the certainty of our own salvation?
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Calvin
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Is Scripture clear for Calvin
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no
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Name a possible consequence of not understanding scripture clearly
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it can lead to illuminism, each person having their insights into the correct interpretation
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When it comes to grace, what idea was at the heart of the debates surrounding the council of Trent?
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Created and uncreated grace
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Concerning the Eucharist, name the doctrine that was defined by the Council of Trent
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transubstantiation.
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**28. What did the Council of Trent say about the question of the foundation of the faith in scripture alone?
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Scripture and tradition are the sources (keep in mind trent and the vatican)
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What essential element of ancient and medieval cosmology made it compatible with the Christian faith at first?
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The motion of all things was related to a visible effect of God.
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What was at the center of all things in this cosmology?
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Hell, in a non-Christian context excements (potency without any act)
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Name two elements that were rejected due to both Enlightenment and deism?
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Rejection of prophecy, miracles, special providence, incarnation, resurrection
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Name his work that theorizes the organization of the Christian Church, and one characteristic that makes it a break though;
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Institutes of christian religion; 1st work of theology in the tongue of the people.
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Which of Luther or Calvin taught that we have the certainty of our own salvation?
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Calvin
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Is Scripture clear for Calvin
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no
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Name a possible consequence of not understanding scripture clearly
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it can lead to illuminism, each person having their insights into the correct interpretation
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When it comes to grace, what idea was at the heart of the debates surrounding the council of Trent?
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Created and uncreated grace
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Concerning the Eucharist, name the doctrine that was defined by the Council of Trent
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transubstantiation.
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**28. What did the Council of Trent say about the question of the foundation of the faith in scripture alone?
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Scripture and tradition are the sources (keep in mind trent and the vatican)
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What essential element of ancient and medieval cosmology made it compatible with the Christian faith at first?
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The motion of all things was related to a visible effect of God.
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What was at the center of all things in this cosmology?
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Hell, in a non-Christian context excements (potency without any act)
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Name two elements that were rejected due to both Enlightenment and deism?
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Rejection of prophecy, miracles, special providence, incarnation, resurrection
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What is perhaps the most obvious product of the Enlightenment, destined to provoke a reaction later in the 19th Century?
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Belief in indefinite progress of mankind and institutions through rational/scientific knowledge
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What in deism becomes criterion of that which is believable?
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Light of natural reason
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Which beliefs were shaken by the revolution in modern science?
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Literal understanding of the text of Gen 1
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What is Deism?
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Making God a supreme being merely to account for the working of the world and its coming together
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What are the three types of positions about God’s relationship to the world the human mind is likeely to end up producing according to Danielou?
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Polytheism; pantheism; dualism
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**If asked: “what Christianity is dualism?” what would Danielou have answered?
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It is in a qualified sense, not bearing on the principle, or origins, of things
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What are the traits of the Church fathers that were rediscovered before Vatican 2?
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Biblicism; pastoral character; use of reason and faith
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Did Dei Verbum (“word of god” in latin) identify tradition as a “source” of the faith?
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No, made scripture and tradition channels of the Word of God giving communion to the Father
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What expression did Karl Rahner use to name the fact that, without having known the Christian revelation, some people could already practice it?
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Anonymous
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