World Religions Chapter 9 – Flashcards
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The title Christ literally means the
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Anointed one
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Who emerged as the leader of the reform movement in the sixteenth century?
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Martin Luther
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In Christianity a sacred rite that is thought capable of transmitting the mystery of Christ to worshippers is known as a
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sacrament
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What is the central sacrament in most forms of Christianity?
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Holy Eucharist or Holy Communion; believers are renewed in the mystical body of Christ by partaking of bread and wine, understood as his body and blood
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What are some current areas of interest and study in Christian feminist theology
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Female role models in the Bible, God when thought of as "Mother," strong female leadership in the church
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The ecclesiastical court set up to investigate and suppress heresy was known as the
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Inquisition
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The belief that the bread and wine used in the rite of the Eucharist mysteriously transform into the body and blood of Christ is known as
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transubstantiation
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Christians who focus on emotional spiritual experiences such as speaking in tongues are called
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charismatics
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While the gospels state that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, some scholars believe that he was born in
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Nazareth
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Christian beliefs such as the inerrancy of the Bible and the literal virgin birth of Mary are features of
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fundamentalism
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All Christian Bibles contain a section of twenty-seven books known as what?
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The New Testament
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The first four books of the New Testament are called what?
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The Gospels
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What is the central teaching of Jesus?
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Love
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Jesus taught primarily through the use of what method?
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Parables
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According to the Book of Acts, this event involving the sound of a whirling wind, tongues of fire, and speaking in foreign languages, and galvanized the Christian movement into action, was called?
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Pentecost
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Who, after persecuting Christians, converted and became one of Christianity's early proponents and writers?
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Apostle Paul
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In the history of Christianity, the year 1054 is important because it was the year that what happened?
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The western and eastern orthodox churches excommunicated each other
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A major seat of Protestantism developed in Geneva under which reformer?
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John Calvin
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Reforms within the Roman Catholic Church during the era of the Protestant Reformation were expressed principally in what council?
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Council of Trent
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What is the name for the Christian celebration of Jesus' resurrection?
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Easter
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What is the Communist Christian movement advocating concrete political action to help the poor called?
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Liberation theology
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What do Evangelicals focus their Christianity upon?
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Being "born again" 1. Biblicism ( a particular and constant regard for the Bible) 2. Crucicentrism ( a stress in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross) 3. Conversionism ( conviction that lives need to be changed) 4. Activism ( the expression of the gospels in effort)
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What Christian denomination is a spirit-oriented movement?
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Pentecostal Christians
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What is Archbishop Desmond Tutu best known for?
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Fighting apartheid; advocating truth and justice for the oppressed
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What event signaled the coming of the Holy Spirit to the early church?
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Pentecost
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At the end of which century was the Christian faith claimed by a majority of people in the Roman Empire?
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Fifth
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What is the name of the Christian celebration of Jesus' birth?
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Christmas
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How many years did Jesus teach?
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3
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Which religion has more followers than any other?
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Christianity
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How old was Jesus when he came to John to be baptized?
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30
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What is the name of the Gospel not included in the Christian Bible?
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Gospel of Thomas
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Is there substantial historical evidence concerning the life of Jesus?
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No
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Did Paul insist that all male converts to Christianity be circumcised?
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No, it's not necessary
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The phenomenon that took place when Christ, praying on the mountain, was irradiated with light and God spoke from the heavens
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transfiguration
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Did the Anglican Church break away from the Easter Orthodox Church?
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No
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What language did the Second Vatican Council decide that services should be held in?
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Local languages
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Where are the majority of the world's Christians today found?
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North America and South America
