Christian Foundations Quiz Q's

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According to McGrath, what are two terms (one being Greek, the other Hebrew) are widely used to designate Jesus in the New Testament and actually refer to the same idea?

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Christ and Messiah

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True or False: McGrath argues that while there are numerous biblical passages that explicitly affirm that Jesus was more than a human being, there are really no passages that affirm Jesus was a real human being?

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b. False

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What is the understanding of Jesus that maintained that Jesus was basically a human being who was anointed by the Holy Spirit in the same way as the prophets of the Old Testament?

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b. Adoptionism

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What is the understanding of Jesus that maintained that Jesus that argued he was completely divine and only appeared to be human?

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a. Docetism

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What is the understanding of Jesus that drew a clear line between God and creation and held that Jesus was not divine, but was supreme among God’s creatures?

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c. Arianism

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_______ is a religious painting or picture which is understood to act as a window through which the worshipper may catch a closer glimpse of the divine than would otherwise be possible.

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c. Icon

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John Calvin argues that Christ’s work can be summarized under three offices or ministries. What are they?

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b. Prophet, Priest, and King

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The faction known as ___________ (from the Greek words for “breaking images”) argued that to portray God in an image was to imply that God could be described or defined–and that was to imply an unthinkable limitation on the part of God.

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b. Iconoclasts

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The area of Christian theology traditionally known as _______ "to make sense of Jesus Christ"

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d. Christology

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According to McGrath, the fundamental sense or meaning of “sin” is:

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c. Separation from God

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Which theologian understood the death of Christ as “a satisfaction” made for sin; something which had to be done by which of the offense caused by human sin can be purged?

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b. Anselm of Canterbury

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According to McGrath, salvation is essentially:

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c. breaking down the barrier between God and humanity

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rue or False: The NT nowhere suggests that Jesus’ death was a price paid to someone (such as the devil) to achieve our liberation?

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. True

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Which theologian describes salvation through the image of a baited hook, with Christ’s humanity being the bait, and his divinity the hook? The devil snaps the bait and then discovers, too late, the hook.

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b. Gregory the Great

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McGrath notes that the word “atonement” was an alias for what word?

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a. Reconciliation

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True or False: McGrath argues that sin is the antithesis of salvation?

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a. True

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Which of the following was not mentioned by McGrath as an emphasis of the “cross as sacrifice” theory of atonement:

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a. On the cross, Jesus demonstrates the sacrifice required of all humans in order to achieve

atonement

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Which of the following was not mentioned by McGrath as an emphasis of the “cross as a victory” theory of atonement:

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d. Jesus had to relinquish his divinity in order to die and be victorious on the cross.

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Which of the following was not mentioned by McGrath as an emphasis of the “cross and forgiveness” theory of atonement:

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b. Forgiveness can actually be seen as violating God’s own nature and moral ordering of

the creation.

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Derived from the Greek word for “spirit,” the following refers to the area of theology focused on the study of the Holy Spirit.

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d. Pneumatology

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McGrath mentions three broad areas in which the Christian tradition has generally understood the work of the Spirit. Which of the following is not one of the three?

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a. Judgement

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McGrath notes that the English words “wind” “breath” and “spirit” are all used to translate this one Hebrew word?

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b. Ruach

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The notion of Spirit as _______ is associated with life, conveying God as the one who both gives life and is able to bring the dead back to life.

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b. Breath

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True or False: Patristic writers were eager to speak openly of the Spirit as “God,” even though this practice was not sanctioned by scripture?

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b. False

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The notion of Spirit as _______ refers to the “filing of an individual with the Spirit of God” and the attribution of gifts to individuals.

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c. charism

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While the eastern and western church agreed on the language, “proceeding from the Father” in the Nicene creed, by the ninth century, the Western church had altered the phrase by adding what?

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c. And the son

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The notion of Spirit as _______ conveys both the power and redemptive purpose of God and allowed for the pluriformity of human experience of God to be accounted for.

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a. Wind

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True or False: Athanasius argued that the baptismal formula clearly pointed to the Spirit not sharing divinity with the Father and the Son?

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a. False

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The doctrine of the Trinity is often "baffling" and considered "inaccessible to outsiders." One person even called it "the incomprehensible jargon of the Trinitarian arithmetic." Who was that person?

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b. Thomas Jefferson

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According to McGrath -------- can be regarded as the outcome of a process of sustained and critical reflection on the pattern of divine activity revealed in scripture, and continued in Christian experience.

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d. The doctrine of the Trinity

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3. Which of the following is not one of the "basic elements of the Christian vision of God that is formally set out in the doctrine of the Trinity"

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c. God "appears" in human form

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True or False: Regarding the doctrine of the Trinity, McGrath argues that omitting anything my make it easier to understand-but it would be a distorted, inaccurate, and inadequate representation of God which fails to do justice to the way God actually is.

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a. True

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Which patron saint is rumored to have used the leaf of a shamrock to illustrate how a single leaf could have three different elements?

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c. St. Patrick

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Which theologian argues that "Trinitarian discourse is Christianity's effort to identify the God who has claimed us

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a. Robert Jenson

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True or False: McGrath notes that in many ways, the Christian slogan "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" corresponds to the Old Testament slogan "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" in that it identifies the God in question?

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a. True

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Tertullian argued that God's action within the economy of salvation is complex, revealing both a unity and a distinctiveness. Thus he argued that --------- is what unites the three aspects of the economy of salvation; --------- is what distinguishes them.

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b. Substance, person

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Which hymn writer does McGrath cite for using hymns as an instrument of theological education and for publishing a collection of 24 hymns concerning the Trinity?

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nswer: c. Charles Wesley

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A social understanding of the Trinity insists that God can be thought of as answer:

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g. A (A collective reality) and D (A society)

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adoptionism

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The heretical view that Jesus was adopted as the son God at some point in his ministry.

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Arianism

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A major early Christological heresy, which treated Jesus as the supreme of Gods creatures and denied his divine status.

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atonment

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its a word that translates reconciliato - the work of Christ or the benefits of Christ gained for believer through his death and resurrection

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chalcedonian

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the formal deceleration of the counsel of chalcedon that Jesus was to be regarded as having two natures the human and the divine

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charisma

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gifts of the holy spirit, in medieval theology it was used to designate a spiritual gift. conferred upon individuals by the grace of God.

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Christology

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dealing with the identity of Jesus, especially the question of the relation of his human and divine nature

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docetism

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an early christological heresy, which treated Jesus as a purely divine being who only had appeared to be in human form.

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exemplarism

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a particular approach to the atonement which stresses the moral and religious example set to believers by Jesus

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homoousion

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a greek term meaning "of the same substance", which came to be used during the fourth century to designate the mainline Christological beliefe that Jesus was of the same substance of God.

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incarnation

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refers to the assumption of the human nature by God in the person Jesus. often refers to the theological approach that puts especial emphasis on the God becoming human

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modalism

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a heresy, which treats the three persons as differnt modes.

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monophysitism

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the doctrine that there is only the one nature in Christ, which is divine.

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orthodoxy

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a term used in a number of senses of which the following are the most important: "right belief", orthodoxy in sense of the forms that are dominant in Russia and Greece, orthodoxy in the sense of the movement within the protestanism

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soteriology

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the section of christian theology dealing with the doctrine of salvation

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trinity

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three persons in one

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arius

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the originator of Arianism, a form of christology which refused to concede the full divinity of Christ.

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athanasius of alexandria

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one of the most significant defenders of orthodox Christology during the period of the arian controversy. Bishop of alexandria he was forced to resign on account of his opposition to arrianism

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gregory the great

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also known as gregory I. he was elected pope and did much to establish the political power of the papacy which reached its zenith in the middle ages as a theologian he is particularly noted for his pastoral and exegetical work

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ireneaus of lyons

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probably from asia minor, who was elected as bishop of the southern french city of lyons. he is noted for his writing adversus haereses "against the heresies" which defeneded the christian faith against gnostic misrepresentations

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robert jenson

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north americas leading lutheran noted for his major contribution to the doctrine of the trinity.

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tertullian

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a major figure in early latin theology who produced a series of significant controversial and apologetic writings he is particularly noted for his ability to coin new latin terms to translate the emerging theological vocabulary of the greek speaking church

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charles wesley

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english writer of the hymns noted for his pietist emphasis and hostility to calvinism. along with his brother john he contributed to a revival within the eighteenth century english christianity

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Architecture as a book and the primary ways Bass describes medieval spirituality (Ch 4)

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In the middle ages since most people couldn’t read the architecture served as a story—books. Scripture stories were written on the stained glass windows of the cathedral in Chartres.

Medieval spirituality was very traditional with all the different elements like Latin Mass and haunting music. Medieval faith was a type of Christianity that blended traditions rather than fluidity. It was sometimes known as cafeteria Christianity. It was a culture filled with pictures, not text. Medieval spirituality was very structured. Buildings were associated with God’s reign. Benedict wanted spiritual life to be full of humility. The church was the focus of spiritual community.

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Be able to describe the patience of praying the hours (Ch. 5)

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The hours included morning and evening prayers as well as devotions at 9:00 a.m., noon, and 3:00 p.m. In Christian Rome monks, clergy, and laypeople engaged in forms of hourly prayer. Benedict stated, “to pray is to work, to work is to pray.” Hence the idea of fixed-hour prayer as opus dei.

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Julian of Norwich, her personal experience and descriptions of God (Ch. 5)

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No one knew her real name. Julian of Norwich came from the church where she served as a solitary nun. Apparently she got extremely sick around the age of 30 and witnessed 15 visions of God’s love. She had many visions of God being our Mother. She felt like you could only experience God’s comfort if you thought of Him as a mother. She believed that the word Mother really belonged to Jesus.

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Council of Chalcedon and its primary discussion/outcomes

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Specifically deals with humanity and divinity of Christ. It was mainly set to attempt to make sense of the diversity of understanding Jesus:

Jesus as Emmanuel

Jesus was incarnate

Jesus is savior

Jesus is the son of God

Jesus is the son of man

Conclusion: Chalcedonian definition.

The Council produced the “Chalcedonian Definition,” which affirms that Christ is “the same perfect in Godhead and also perfect in manhood; truly God and truly man.”

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Components of the theology of icons:

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* Eyes are prominent

* Historical and/or eternal meaning

* Passionless portrayal

* Theology in color

* Christ is the image/icon of God

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What does it mean to say Jesus is the Logos and Icon of God?

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* Jesus is the Word of God and the image of God

* How do we express/experience that in our personal spirituality and in our faith communities.

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Five understandings of atonement (3 major, 2 sub) discussed in class

Major:

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1) Moral influence – Salvation comes through obedience/adherence to the moral life as represented and given in Jesus.

2) Ransom – Humanity is held captive and a payment must be made to the captor. Jesus liberates humanity with the payment of his own life.

3) Satisfaction – A debt has to be paid for human transgression, Jesus is the satisfaction (payment) of debt.

Sub:

4) Christus Victor – Jesus gets victory by beating Satan, baited hook comes in, Jesus beats death.

5) Penal Substitution – Emphasized that humanity needed to be penalized for sin. Jesus substitutes himself on humanity’s behalf. Luther and Calvin made this theory more prominent in the reformation.

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Three “heresies” regarding the doctrine of the Trinity

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1) Modalism - the doctrine that the persons of the Trinity represent only three modes or aspects of the divine revelation, not distinct and coexisting persons in the divine nature.

2) Tri-theism - the doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods.

3) Subordinationism - a doctrine in Christian theology which holds that the Son and the Holy Spirit are subordinate to God the Father in nature and being.

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Identify and describe the five different neighbors Bass identifies (Ch. 6)

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Muslims and Jews - both shared in “common struggle for philosophical inquiry to shape religious faith.” Also offered common critique of corrupt religious authorities.

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Cosmos - The whole universe is a neighbor

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Enemies - there is a struggle between the morality of war. The two Christian theories are pacifism and just war (peace by nonviolent means or peace by limited violence)

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Animals - they are so close to God because of their complete dependence upon Him

Outcasts - Charity and the Beguines. The Beguines were women who lived together and had no family to pay for, so they were able to give to others full heartedly.