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Spirituality Mid-Term Match 1. Literal: a perfect unity, infinite and unknowable Moral: The highest being is the divine mind Spiritual: it contemplates the intelligible realm and nature, previewing what it will produce. - Order- ACB Section 1 2. Which of the...

Spirituality Mid-Term Match 1. Literal: a perfect unity, infinite and unknowable Moral: The highest being is the divine mind Spiritual: it contemplates the intelligible realm and nature, previewing what it will produce. - Order- ACB Section 1 2. Which of the following are pietist beliefs? - They stress bible study and personal religious experience - They believe in the presence of god in everyday life 3. What do all Christians believe? - The essentials of christ 4. Which of the following are the feminist spiritual beliefs and elements? - Everyone’s relationship with god and approaches to prayer and other spiritual practices are deeply influenced by sex. - Identify fundamental ways in which people’s humanity and values are undermined. - Analysis and action 5. Which of the following are the spiritualities of reconciliation beliefs and elements? - Making space for what is other and finding oneself in “the other.” - A new humanity in which the walls of division between people are broken down - A state of total spiritual and physical harmony and well-being within the individual, between people in society, and foundational to both, between humanity and god 6. What two main ideas in modernity caused friction among the people, religious institutions, and governmental structures? - Marxism and psychology 7. Which of the following are English evangelicals’ beliefs? - They are anti-slavery for developed nations - They have a concern for the poor and vulnerable communities - They believe in free schooling for their congregation members 8. Which of the following are Shaker beliefs? - They practice spirituality through wordless songs, glossolalia, and ecstatic dancing.  - They believe work is a form of worship. - They developed an inclusive sense of god’s reality in which male and female aspects are present 9. All protestant denominations are “low-church”? - True 10. Which are the spirituality democratic: The retreat movement beliefs and elements? - Take control out of the hands of religious authorities and spiritual elites such as the clergy or, in the catholic tradition, members of religious orders. - Professionalization with spiritual direction and retreat training courses is now widespread 11. What are the origins of the word “spirituality”? - Latin word: spiritualitas/spiritualis & from greek: pneuma(spirit) Match 12. Mystical approach to spirituality: openness, inclusivity, and embracing of all Prophetic-political approach to spirituality: a radical change expressed in religious language at the time of deep existential and political crisis Critical-prophetic paradigm: a way of being religious imbued with a burning religious imbued with a burning concern for social justice and the improvement of flawed social institutions - Order: BAC Section 2 13. Which of the following are examples of the apophatic theology? - God is not love - God is not good Match 14. Obedience: making god and others the aim of your choices and actions - Constant conversation: do the practices of common prayer, silence, study, and work - One community: living the rest of your life with like-minded people, thus granting stability - Order: CAB 15. Philokalia: the love of beautiful things - Hesychia: contemplative prayer through the practice of inward stillness - Hesychastic: soothing and calming - Theosis: deification through prayer  - Staretz: spiritual director - Starchestvo: spiritual direction - Transfiguration: both people(teacher and student) are surrounded by intense light - Positive spirituality: a mysticism of light, joy, and resurrection - Dark spirituality: a mysticism of sin, cross, and spiritual torment - Order: CDEFGHIAB Section 3 16. Which of the following are the Ecumenical spirituality and elements of Taize? - Started to monastic practitioners and refugees - Boarder concern for human reconciliation - Joint mission lay at the heart of the church’s identity and, therefore, of its spirituality Fill In The Blanks 17. Fill in the blank - martyrdom/martus - Old testament/new testament - Jewish scripture/Christian scripture - Spirituality in the text Match 18. Modernity: the self-definition of a generation about its own technological innovation, governance, and socioeconomics - Realist: a person who recognizes what is actual or possible in a particular situation - Universal law: a precept or principle that is widely accepted as legitimate across locations, periods, and cultures - Philosophical nominalism: Really only comprises particular items - Quietism: Devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism - Redemptorists: Preached the word of god, especially to the poor, through various means, particularly parish missions and retreats - Passionists: a particular emphasis on and devotion to the passion of missionary work - Ascetical Theology: characterizing by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons  - Mystical Theology: The practice of religious ecstasies(religious experiences during alternate states of consciousness), together with whatever ideologies, ethics, rites, myths, legends, and magic may be related to them - Formalism: Strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms - Order: ADGIBCJHFE Section 3 19. Which of the following are post-revolutionary beliefs? - They emphasize original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. - They believe in intellectual skepticism: our sense perceptions provide the only reliable sources of knowledge. - They constantly battle with the silence of god and the possibility that faith is an illusion. 20. Which of the following are accurate predictions of spirituality as we move further into postmodernity? - Spirituality replaces religion - A lack of spiritual guidance can lead to a life-enhancing path or become a spiritually dangerous/blank. - Mysticism and social transformation are key. 21. What three things went through immense change from modernity to post-modernity? - Culture - Social - Religious 22. Which of the following are American Puritanism and great awakening beliefs? - They strongly believe in god’s sovereignty, humankind’s depravity, and the doctrine of predestination. - They believe in being meek, which includes quietness, forgiveness, and mercy. - This group accepts spiritual desire and longing. Match 23. Gnosticism: Jesus is purely a divine being - Arianism: Jesus was simply a human - The Council of Chalcedon: Jesus is both 100% human and 100% god - Order: BCA 24. Evolutionary Theory: the evolution of plants and animals  - Marxist social analysis: social philosophy examines the effect of capitalism on labor, productivity, and argues for a worker revolution to overturn capitalism in favor of communism - Modern Psychology: the scientific study of the mind and behavior - Order: BCA 25. American Frontier: missionary, rough and ready, good vs. evil, living on the margins - Evangelistic revivals: rugged individualism, emotional preaching, post-revolutionary - Romanticization of American culture: dramatic proclamation of conversion(holy spirit), converting others as a way of revival - Breaking the romantic image: stronger social consciousness, abolition of slavery - The Social Gospel: mainly found in African American communities and lower class, personal testimony - The African American experience: arrived in the US through different means, they came as enslaved people or indentured workers - The Roman Catholics: Heavily excluded at the beginning, domestic at household setting, church and state separate - The Roman Catholics-immigrants: the church is part of the community, gave them an identity other than “alien.” - Order: DEFGBHAC 26. Author Perspective: only the author’s intentions matter - Pick and Choose: Resonates with you - Critical dialog: open discussion - Order: BAC Section 27. What is an impact of spirituality during modernity? - Christianity became truly global Match 28. Normative: establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially or behavior - Formative: serving to form something, especially having a profound and lasting influence of a person’s development - Order: BA 29. Lectio: first, a passage of the scripture is read - Meditation: the meaning of the scripture is reflected upon - Oratio: this is followed by prayer - Contemplation: then contemplation on the word of god - Order: BDCA Section 30. What are the four main elements of the early church from the 1st century to the 5th century? - Community - Nonaticsm - Persicntion - Doctrine 31. Which are the spirituality democratic: The charismatic movement beliefs and elements? - Accept speaking with tongues, the gift of prophecy, and the gift of interpretation - Appealed particularly to poor to dispossessed people - Not dependent on ordination for dispensing spiritual wisdom 32. photo 33. What was the general definition of spirituality before the 12th century? - A spiritual person 34. Photo map 35. Which of the following are the spirituals of liberation beliefs and elements? - Questions how society and the church have created structures that undermine the full human dignity of specific categories of people and then take action to address those issues - There is a heavy emphasis on the perennial option for the poor - It must have conversion and solidarity Match 36. beginners(praxis): the faith practiced along the way - Proficient(theoria): the knowledge of go in the creation and of sensible things and thus their contemplation intellectually - Perfect(theologian): The purity and subtleness of the body with which a soul is enveloped depend upon the moral development of the soul to which it is joined - Order: ACB 37. Spreading the good word and doing what Jesus does: scripture and modern - Jesus is a person who learns, and a person one follows: scripture - One must convert due to the incoming reign of god: scripture - One must live the way Jesus did: scripture and modern - One must respond to god’s grace: Modern - One must work to bring god’s kingdom into being: Modern - Order: FECBAD  38. Evelyn Underhill(1875-1941): the goal of the spiritual life is participation in Christ’s rescuing mission in the work (pacifist) - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945): Christ is the person for others, a critical-prophetic paradigm of spirituality - Simone Weil(1909-1941): intellectual work as a kind of spiritual exercise, self-sacrificing for others - Dorthy Day (1897-1968): prophetic action on behalf of the oppressed, active spirituality of the movement - Thomas Merton (1915-1968): contemplative-monastic life, Christian-Buddhist dialogue - Order: DAEBC Section 39. Which of the following are Eastern Orthodox beliefs? - Marriage, chastity, and celibacy are celebrated and respected - They believe people should have good psychological insight and common sense - They believe in complete adherence to the gospels and charity 40. Which of the following are the spirituality and inter-religious dialogue beliefs and elements? - A growing awareness of religiously plural world - A commitment to respecting and expressing cultural diversity - Monastic life has proved a particularly fruitful context for inter-faith encounters and shared experiences of spiritual practice 41. Which of the following are Wesleyan beliefs? - They had an earnestness and disciplined regime of prayer and study - They believe prayer is personal and collective - They wanted to cultivate a more intense personal spirituality Match 42. - Irenaeus(130-202): death & suffering -> god - Augustine of hippo(254-430): terminal = humans are gradually sinking and wasting away (mind & body), only god can save you - Macrina the Younger (324-379): Ascetic= practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence - Basil The Great-Basil of caesarea(330-379): started the basis for monastic culture -> emphasis on leaving the city - Gregory of Nyssa(335-395): Mystical Theolgy= belief that union with god or that spiritual apprehension of higher knowledge may be attended through contemplation and self-surrender  - Gregory Nazianzen(329-390): monasticism; away from material-> spiritual luminosity or refinement - Evagruis Ponticus(345-399): desert monastic practice; withdrawal from society, Heysychasm(primarily the practice of “interior silence and continual prayer”), charity, forgiveness, and recitation of scripture. - Pseudo-dionysuis the areopagite(5th-6th century): The main source is liturgy-> provides rich symbolism of the divine & an earthly manifestation of the heirarcheis-> the ecclesiastical hierarchy - Order: DFGBHECA Section 43. Which of the fallowing are the oxford movement’s beliefs? - They believe authentic christianity is an increased sensibillity and concern for social improvments in the rapidly expanding industrial cities - They believe in holiness through a property ordered liturgy and church disciplines - They follow marian devotion 44. What are three main pointsthat led to rapid development during modernity? - War - Politics - Technology 45. What are the four main central chachteristics of ecumenical spirituality? - Reconciliation - Proiosonality - Commitment - Community Match 46. Bridging two worlds: contemporary scientific culture and the world of the church and it’s spiritual teaching - Humanity’s role: Humanity is not alienated from but embedded in the material order and, with the material order and, with the world, progresses forward in an evolutionary sense and upward towards god - Risen christ: the risen christ in the focus of the forward movement of the world and humanity, the omega point towards which and into which we grow - Order: BAC 47. Imnanuel Kant(1724-1804): he shifted religion from an institution telling one how to live to a guide on one’s ethics. It is still a way of life, but now it requires your reasoning vs. an institution telling you the reason  - Giovanni Battista Scaramelli(1687-1752): he stabilized vocabulary in the church and started the groundwork to study spiritual theology vs. thheology - Jean-pierre de caussade(1675-1751): he laid the ground work of believing there has to be an active discernment of the presence of god and an active response of self-giving based on the certainty of god’s irrevocable love - Order: BCA Section 48. Spirituality = “the quality of being concerned with the human _____________? - Spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things 49. What must one remember about spirituality? - Spirituality is never pure in form & is constantly changing and evolving 50. Modern spirituality was more: varied, eclectic, global, ecumenical, radically plural - True