section B)Afterlife, Key Concepts Definitions Flashcards
Afterlife
heaven/hell/purgatory
Life after death, people have immortal souls, personal judgement
Parousia- described in the apostles creed
Quote
•Lazarus the beggar
•sheep and goats
Sustainability
Using natural resources in a responsible way to allow that things can replenish and restock itself.
Stewardship of the world, global citizens, caretakers of the planet
Quote cod fishing/tree planting
Euthanasia
‘Good death’
Mercy killing or assisted suicide.
Passive euthanasia- when drugs/life support is taken away, allowing the person to die naturally
Double effect- when drugs are given for pain relief to speed up death
If anyone provides someone with drugs to end their like as they cannot do it themselves, the law will punish them
Quality of life, sanctity, trust and faith in god
Harold shipman:
Family doctor, gave assisted suicide to elders he helped
Christians believe that god holds in his hands all living things as written in the Book of Job
Evolution
The theory that says different creatures and humans have developed from earlier less complex forms
Theory was first propelled by •Charles Darwin• and supported by •Richard Dawkins•
theory of intelligent design, as set out be •Michael Behe• says there are serious flaws to Darwin’s theory of Evolution.
Intelligent design- we now have modern technology which Darwin didn’t have. We can now prove evolution ha serious flaws
Irreducible complexity - something must have existed in its basic form in the first place for it to evolve
Abortion
Purposeful termination of a pregnancy.
Legal in GB up to 24 weeks to allow people sufficient time to make decisions.
RC don’t allow it under any circumstances, not even poor quality of life. Because God gives a soul at the moment of contraception and therefore a person is present then.
Jeremiah: before I formed YOU in the womb I knew YOU
CofE considers it to be a very serious matter however if the quality of like is poor, they may agree as Jesus taught a message of agape love and would not have wanted the child to suffer
Humanists may take the Utilitarian view and so what would produce the greatest happiness. They do the most loving thing considering the quality of like of those involved
All Christians believe the sanctity of human life
Sanctity of life
All life is Holy, Precious and Unique because it is made in Gods Own Divine Image with a soul he has given
A concept that puts into abortion, euthanasia and contraception
Soul
Spiritual part is a person that God gives at contraception. The part that continues after death
Genesis- God breathes his own breath into Adam and it was regarded as his soul.
A soul allows people to have a close relationship with god
The soul will be united with the body at the Last Judgement
Humanists are atheists and don’t believe people have souls, they believe that life is the end.
‘Situation ethics’
most loving thing to do in that particular situation
