World Religions Chapter 9: Christianity – Flashcards
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What does the title Christ literally mean?
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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 worshipers is knows as what?
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Sacrament
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What is the central sacrament in most forms of Christianity?
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Holy Euchatist or Communion
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What is one current area of interest and study in Christian feminist theology?
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female role models in the bible
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What is the ecclesiastical court set up to investigate and suppress heresy known as?
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Inquisition
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What is the belief that the bread and wine used in the right 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.
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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 where?
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Nazareth
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Christian beliefs such as the inerrancy of the Bible and the literal virgin birthof Mary are features of what?
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Fundamentialism
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All Christian Bibles contain a section of twenty-seven books known as what?
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New Testament
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The first four books of the New Testament are called what?
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Gospels
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What is the central teaches 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 galvanizing the Christian movement into action, was called?
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Peritecost
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Who, after persecuting Christians, converted and became one of Christianity's early proponents and writers?
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Paul / Saul
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In the history of Christianity, the year 1054 is important because it was the year in which what happened?
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West and East 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 actionto help the poor called?
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Libertarian Theology
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What do Evangelicals focus their Christianity upon?
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Being "born again"
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What Christian denomination is a spirit-oriented movement?
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Pentecostal
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What is Archbishop Desmond Tutu best known for?
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Fighting apartheid
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There is substantial historical evidence concerning the life of Jesus in sources other than gospels.
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False
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The first witnesses at Jesus' empty tomb were women.
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True
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Paul insisted that all male converts to Christianity must be circumcised.
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False
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The transfiguration was when Jesus climbed a mountain, and Moses and Elijah appeared.
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True
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The relics of saints are often understood to have spiritual power.
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True
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Passion narratives relate the dedication to the church of the early Christian disciples.
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False
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The various orthodox churches are led by the supreme patriarch of Constantinople.
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False
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The Anglican Church broke away from the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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False
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One change brought about by the second Vatican council was services being held in local language rather than Latin.
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True
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John Calvin taught that salvation comes from good works alone.
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False
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The majority of the world's Christians today are found in Europe and North America.
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True
