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The great schism

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The great schism is when Christianity split in half (Eastern Orthodox + western Roman Catholicism) In 1054

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Denomination

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A denomination is a distinct group within the Christian faith with its own organisation and traditions

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Monotheism

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Monotheism is the belief in one God

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Omnipotent

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Omnipotent is all powerful

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Omnipresent

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Omnipresent is present everywhere all the time

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Omniscient

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Omniscient is all knowing

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Omnibenevolent

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Omnibenevolent is all loving

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Immanent

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Immanent is involved in the world, interacts with the world

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Transcendent

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Transcendent is not limited by things humans are limited by

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Perfect good

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Perfect good is every aspect is beyond that of every human

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Personal

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Personal is can appear or exist with human characteristics

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Impersonal

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Impersonal is can appear as a force or spirit

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Eternal

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Eternal is when something has always and will always exist

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Judge

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God will judge everyone based on their actions

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Trinity

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Trinity is the belief that there are 3 persons in 1 god: the father, the son and the Holy Spirit which are separate but also one being

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Problem of evil

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Problem of evil is when evil and suffering is used as a argument against the belief of God (God can’t exist because of evil)

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Inconsistent triad

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The inconsistent triad is JL Mackies way of demonstrating problem of evil, God cannot be omnibenevolent and omnipotent aslong as evil and suffering exists

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Atheism/atheist

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Atheism is the belief in no God

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Natural evil

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Natural evil is evil and suffering that is not directly caused by humans, eg flooding

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Moral evil

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Moral evil is evil and suffering which is caused by human actions eg bullying

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Theodicy

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A theodicy is a argument which tries to show that God exists despite all the evil and suffering in the world

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“Soul making” theodicy

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“Soul making” theodicy is the belief that through suffering and bad times we appreciate goodness more, yearn to know God and make our souls better (developed by Irenaus)

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The fall

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The fall is the story of Adam and Eve disobeying God/committing sin

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Creation ex nihilo

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Creation ex nihilo is creation from nothing, Christian belief that God created the universe

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Fundamentalist/ literalist
A fundamentalist/ literalist is someone who takes the word of the bible to be literally true
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Creationism
Creationism is the belief that everything that happened in the creation story in genesis is true
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Inerrant
Inerrant is the idea that the bible is incapable of being wrong
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The “word” of God
The “word” of God is the things God wants to communicate to the world and humanity which was communicated by Jesus
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Logos
Logos is the word of God
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Judgement
Judgement is being judged for sins/actions to decide on a persons destination after death
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Purgatory
Purgatory is the intermediate state where souls are cleansed in order to enter heaven
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Heaven
Heaven is a state of eternal happiness in the presence of God/ the place of eternal peace ruled over by God
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Hell
Hell is the place of eternal suffering or the state of being without God for those who have lived bad
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Embodied life after death
Embodied life after death is the belief that in the afterlife you will have some kind of physical body
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Disembodied life after death
Disembodied life after death is the belief that in the afterlife you will not have a physical body, rather believing you have a spiritual form
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Salvation
Salvation is saving the soul, alleviation from sin and admission to heaven brought about by Jesus
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Salvation by merit
Salvation by merit is the belief that actions will affect your place in the afterlife
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The nativity
The nativity is the birth of Jesus
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Incarnation
Incarnation is becoming flesh, taking a human form, God becoming human in the form of Jesus
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is the day Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, crowds welcome him as a great leader, this angers the Jewish and Roman authorities- sealing his fate
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Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is the day that Judas betrays Jesus to the authorities
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Last supper
The last supper is where Jesus commands his disciples to remember him by sharing bread and wine
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Garden of Gethsemane
The garden of Gethsemane is the place where Jesus was arrested
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The crucifixion
The crucifixion is the execution and of Jesus on the cross on good Friday
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Good Friday
Good Friday is the day of the execution and death of Jesus
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Atonement
Atonement is restoring the relationship between people and God through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
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Sin
Sin is any action or thought thst separates human from God. Behaviour which is against Gods wishes/laws or against principles of morality
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Original sin
Original sin is an Augustine Christian document that says everyone is born with a built in urge to do bad things and disobey god, an important doctrine written within the Catholic Church
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Repentance
Repentance is turning away from sin and looking for God through forgiveness and salvation
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Salvation by Grace
Salvation by Grace is the belief that we will have a life after because of Gods goodness
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Easter Sunday
The day Christians celebrate and remember the resurrection
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Resurrection
The resurrection is Jesus rising from the dead
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Ascension
Ascension is Jesus going up into heaven 40 days after his resurrection

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