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RELST II TCOS 1.1
TCOS Unit 1.1 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Faith | Contact with the mystery of God. It begins as a free gift from God. |
Ecumenism | The movement and activities which seek to promote religious unity within the Christian Church and among all the people of the world. |
Nicene Creed | A statement of the Church's beliefs issued at the first ecumenical council in 325 & later at the Council of Constantinople in 381. It taught that Jesus is of the same substance as God & thus divine. |
Marks of the Church | Characteristics that are an expression of Christ. One, holy, catholic and apostolic. |
Idolatry | The practice of honoring or revering a creature/something created instead of God. |
Evangelical Counsels | Practices aimed to help a person remove everything from his/her life which might hinder the ability to love as Christ loved. Poverty, chastity, and obedience. |
Gnosticism | One of the earliest Christian heresies. It stressed the importance of secret knowledge passed on to a select few & denied the goodness of creation & the material world. |
Syncretism | The practice of blending all religions and faith traditions into one. |