World Religions Week 22 Flashcards
(42 cards)
Three main branches of Christianity are…
Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism
Overarching piece of puzzle that formed Roman Catholic faith was…
settled pastors took over from missionary apostles
Key witness to emerging structure of Catholic Christianity…
St. Ignatius of Antioch
Only in catholic faith that…
the priest acts as intermediary between God and believers
Most of fundamental doctrines that the church articulates come from …
coucils
Ecumenical councils
Most important council which pope convened and bishops discuss and proclaim church teaching
First Council of Nicaea
325 AD, first council of Christian bishops, purpose to gain agreement among all church leaders
Split between Roman Catholicism and Greek Orthodox helped to…
encourage Western over centralized system focused on pope rather than normal governance
Council of Trent
19th general council, reshaped Catholicism, sealed parting ways between Catholics and Protestants
Theology
deals with formation and expression of Catholic beliefs
Spirituality
concerns the interior life of the believer
Religious Practice
public expression of one’s religious convictions
_________ is where overwhelming majority of Catholics lived
Europe
Orthodoxy takes residence in ______ and ________ societies
Greek and Russian
Roots of Orthodoxy lie in…
Eastern Roman Empire
_______ has special place among disciples in Orthodox church
Peter
Irenaeus of Lyons suggested true faith only found in…
episcopal, or bishops who could trace teaching back to apostles
The ____ had significant impact on Orthodoxy teachings
Crusades
________ ________ pushed back on Catholic Church and Orthodox and Catholic had common enemy that brought them together
Protestant Reformation
_______ did not mix with Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestantism
One of the fundamental issues precipitating the Great Schism was Western claims that…
bishop of Rome (pope) could exercise authority over other bishops
Modern Orthodoxy lacks…
universal head (pope)
Several common tradition in Orthodox faith known as
sacraments
Another important aspect it is…
organizational structure, analogy between church and living body