Chapter 1 Flashcards
(18 cards)
What are the five ways of St. Thomas Aquinas?
- The series of motion necessitates a first mover
- The series of cause and effect requires a first efficient cause
- The contingency of beings necessitates a non-contingent being to to bring forth existence
- The degrees of perfection point to a perfect being who has the maximum of all positive qualities
- The order and beauty visible in the world requires an intelligent designer
What does Catholic means?
Universal
Define faith
Believing in God
Define Christian Faith
Believing in the God revealed by Jesus
Define Catholic Christian faith
Believing that Christ reveals God to us in and through the Catholic Church
Define fides quarens intellectum
Faith seeks understanding
Believe first before understanding
What are the three dimensions of faith?
Mind - believing - DOCTRINE
Will - doing - MORALITY
Heart - trusting - WORSHIP
An innate desire for God
Divine longing
Who defined theology as “fides quarens intellectum”?
St. Anselm
A free personal response to God
Faith
Recognizing that God is not a solitary person
Trinitarian
Initial proclamation of the Good News
Evangelization
Root words of theology ?
Greek words:
Theos - God
Logos - word
Attempt to explain the teachings of the church
Theology
Purpose of evangelization
Initial conversion
Purpose of catechesis
Maturity in the faith
Purpose of theology
Better, meaningful relevant explanation of the faith
Instruction on the Christian faith
Catechesis
