Quiz 2 Flashcards
(26 cards)
that which contains the reality which it signifies
Symbol
“the law of prayer is the law of faith.” The principle that what is prayed or ritualized affects the development of doctrine.
Lex orandi, lex credendi:
villas or homes which became the places for Christian communities in the first three centuries of the church
Domus ecclesiae or house churches
(313) Roman emperor who moved the seat of the empire to Byzantium, renamed Constantinople, and issued the Edict of Milan.
Emperor Constantine
An edict of tolerance issued by Constantine in 313 granting freedom of religion to all. This ended the time of persecution of Christians.
Edict of Milan
A Greek word katholicos meaning “universal” or “according to the whole” which applies to all Christian churches
Catholic
(Constantine’s grandson) who made Christianity the official religion (380-395).
Emperor Theodosius
bishop of Hippo in Africa in the late 4th early 5th centuries (396-430). He is the most influential theologian of the first millennium using the philosophy of Plato.
St. Augustine
the development of the university system and the reasoned approach to theology as “faith seeking understanding.”
Scholastic Movement
(12th century) composed The Sentences (1157) in which he categorized the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church: Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, Eucharist, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Extreme Unction (Last Rites).
Peter Lombard
(13th century). The most prominent of the scholastics who used Aristotle’s categories of matter and form to explain sacraments
St. Thomas Aquinas
(16th century) the movement within the church to eradicate abuses but which eventually led to a split within western Catholicism.
The Protestant Reformation
From the Latin protestari meaning “to testify” or “to protest” refers to those Christian denominations which trace their origin to the Reformation. The term has become synonymous with any denomination that is not Roman Catholic or Orthodox Catholic. Technically, Episcopalianism/Anglicanism is not Protestant because their origin is through Henry VIII.
Protestant
Started the reform movement by posting 95 Theses on the cathedral church in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517 to call for a discussion of abuses in the church particularly around indulgences. He was excommunicated in 1520.
Martin Luther
(1545-1560) the Catholic Counter-Reformation. This meeting of bishops was to address the issues of the Protestant movement and correct abuses; although positive in its corrections, one of the results of their reforms was rigidity in ritual practices.
Council of Trent
(1962-1965) a modern Catholic reform movement called by Pope John XXIII with over 1,200 bishops in attendance to renew the Roman Catholic Church. The council issued four constitutions: on liturgy (SC: Sacrosanctum Consilium); on scripture (DV: Dei Verbum); on the church (LG: Lumen Gentium); on the role of the church in the modern world (GS: Gaudium et Spes).
Vatican Council II
“the work worked”. The validity of sacrament is in itself, if it is properly done with the right intention and not depended on the worthiness of the minister.
Ex Opere Operato
“the work working”. The effectiveness of the sacrament on an individual depends on the disposition or faith of the individual
Ex Opera Operantis
literally means immersion. Received its name from the action performed. It is the first sacrament of initiation which incorporates a person into the Christian community.
Baptism (Baptizein)
(chrismation or christening: Greek for anointed one is Christos). The application of oil.
Anointing
oil
Three types) OC = Oil of Catechumens; SC = Sacred Chrism; OI = Oil of the Sick.
Making the sign of the cross on one’s self or another
Signing
laying of hands although actual physical contact is not necessary.
Imposition on of Hands
what do we mean we call the font a womb, tomb, or bath?
each one goes in a different direction womb: new life/birth tomb: bath:
