RELG 2650 (FINAL)Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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RELG 2650
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RELG 2650
RELG 2650 (FINAL)Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
thomas aquinas
answers the question of why there is something rather than nothing/ says that everything depends on God's will, everything should be received as a gift, and that all of God's creation is inherently good
why does God rev...
RELG 2650 (FINAL)Exam Questions
With Complete Solutions
thomas aquinas
answers the question of why there is something rather than nothing/ says that
everything depends on God's will, everything should be received as a gift, and that all of
God's creation is inherently good
why does God reveal religious and moral truths?
because of his desire to have a relationship with us
covenant
an agreement with God that is supposed to create a relationship
- Judaism = between God and Israel / the Torah
- Christianity = Noah's Arc / Moses and the 10 commandments
talmud
collection of Jewish law and tradition developed by rabbis
3 types of Judaism
Orthodox, Conservative, Reform
Consequentialism
- an ethical system that determines the level of goodness or evil from the effect or result
of an act
- consequences of actions
conservative judaism
believe the Torah should be understood in a historical context
reform judaism
voluntarily choose to observe sections of Jewish law
incarnation
when God becomes human and takes on human nature (jesus)
which religions go out and actively try to convert people
, Christianity and Islam
what is the purpose of suffering?
God brings good out of it (ex. the cross)
what lead to priests having to analyze ethics?
reconciliation
4 sources for moral reflection
nature/reason, scripture, tradition, & magisterium (church's teaching authority)
natural law
rules of conduct discoverable by reason
what helps people interpret natural law and scripture?
theological reflection
grace
perfects nature/ clarifies things through faith which fulfills us
Imago Dei
Image of God (life is inviolable)
5 pillars of islam
Profession of Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage (Hajj)
Religious sources of Islam
Quran, Sunna, Ijma, & Qiya
Quran
revelation from God directly to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel
Sunna
sayings and deeds of the prophet and his companions
Ijma
originally a consensus of the companions of the prophets on disputed questions
Qiya
casuistry (discussion of cases) of legal scholars
principles of islam
- life is a gift from God that we should care for that is destined for resurrection
- promotes religion, life, progeny, intellect, and wealth
- responsibility for action even though all in under God
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