Origins and Meanings
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- Origins and Meaning 1
- Creation
- Genesis 1
- Day 1 - God created light and separated it from the darkness. God named the light 'day' and the darkness 'night'
- Day 2 - God created sky. God used the sky to divide the water that covered the earth into two halves
- Day 3 - God created dry land. The water he called 'seas' and the ground ' land'
- Day 4 - God created the sun, moon and stars to light up the sky, govern nigh and day and mark the passing of time
- Day 5 - God created all species of animals that live on the earth
- Day 6 - God created the human beings and put them in charge of everything on the earth that had been created
- Day 7 - God rested, blessed the 7th day and made it holy
- Day 6 - God created the human beings and put them in charge of everything on the earth that had been created
- Day 5 - God created all species of animals that live on the earth
- Day 4 - God created the sun, moon and stars to light up the sky, govern nigh and day and mark the passing of time
- Day 3 - God created dry land. The water he called 'seas' and the ground ' land'
- Day 2 - God created sky. God used the sky to divide the water that covered the earth into two halves
- this account emphasises the greatness of God as creator of the universe - TRANSCENDENCE, ETERNAL, OMNIPOTENT
- Day 1 - God created light and separated it from the darkness. God named the light 'day' and the darkness 'night'
- Genesis 2
- God created a man called Adam out of dust and breathes life into him
- God provides him everything he needed in the Garden of Eden, but told him not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
- God creates all the creatures and Adam names them all
- God puts Adam to sleep and creates Eve, a woman, from his rib
- their lives were perfect until they disobeyed him, which led to God banishing them from the Garden of Eden forever
- God puts Adam to sleep and creates Eve, a woman, from his rib
- God creates all the creatures and Adam names them all
- God provides him everything he needed in the Garden of Eden, but told him not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
- themes - omnibenevolent and immanent
- God created a man called Adam out of dust and breathes life into him
- The importance of preserving the planet and caring for the environment for Catholics
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- Humanist attitudes to creation and stewardship
- Catholic beliefs about nature of human beings and their relationship with creation
- sanctity of life
- image of god
- stewards of gods creation
- Genesis 1
- origin of the universe
- catholics beliefs about creation
- only God creates because he is omnipotent
- creation ex nihilo - creation out of nothing
- read the stories of creation in a symbolic way
- christian attitudes to the creation story
- fundamentalist's approach
- believe that the creation happened as it said in the Bible - belief is known as creationism
- they believe the world was created in 6 days exactly as Genesis says
- some christians believe the creation story isnt meant to be taken literally
- fundamentalist's approach
- Jewish beliefs about creation
- each week Jews celebrate the Sabbath, recalling that God made the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th
- orthodox Jews believe the Bible stories are all true - have difficulty accepting modern scientific ideas
- some reject evolution and the big bang theory
- reform Jews think the creation accounts are stories which shouldn't be taken as historical facts
- catholics beliefs about creation
- The Big Bang
- Catholic View
- happy to accept it as it supports the idea God created the universe out of nothing
- many Christians accept the scientific explanations but say we must understand Genesis symbolically
- science explains how the universe came about and Genesis explains why the universe began
- Conflict between science and religion
- only a problem if a person interprets the Bible literally
- creationists are very critical of scientific ideas because they appear to contradict the truth that God formed all life through his own power
- claims that all matter was originally concentrated into a tiny point, as a result of a massive explosion in space 13.7 billion years ago
- the theory has lead some people to doubt the existence of God
- Catholic View
- Evolution
- Richard Dawkins
- an atheist and believes evolution does away with need for God and the belief humans have souls
- argues that each living organisms body is just a survival machine for its genes and serves no other purpose
- Catholic view
- some Christians see it as an attack on their faith
- pope john paul II restated the view that there is no conflict between evolution and religion
- idea proposed by Charles Darwin
- supported by fossil record which reveals species that have died out
- the process of mutation and natural selection which leads to changes in species over time to suit particular environments
- certain characteristics help animals to survive and as they breed they pass their traits onto the new generation
- Richard Dawkins
- Sanctity of Life
- Catherine of Sienna - Imago Dei
- imago dei - 'in the image of god' the belief that humans are uniquely a reflection of Gods personhood
- message - humans come from God
- in the same way your reflection in the mirror shows you
- "her dignity is that of her creation, seeing that she is in the image of God"
- message - love
- God creates out of love - the fact that humans are made with dignity and in Gods image
- "you are taken with love for her, for by love indeed you create her"
- Jewish beliefs
- god is creator and he alone gives and takes lives
- Genesis teaches that humans are created in the image of God and life is precious
- human life is special and should be cared for
- Catholics believe each person is unique because God made them
- the Catholic church teaches that all human life is sacred and that everyone has a right to life
- Peter Singer
- he is a humanist
- argues that even though all human life has value, it is not of equal value
- if a person has no ability to think, relate to others or experience then their life has limited value
- the embryos and newborn babies are all examples of "non-persons"
- its morally acceptable to take the lives of non-persons if it will bring about less suffering and happiness
- catholics response
- would argue that humans remain a "person" whether they are conscious or not
- agree that animals should be treated with care
- believes animals have similar responses to humans so their interests should be taken into sccount
- human life is not more important than any other type
- Catherine of Sienna - Imago Dei
- Abortion
- Christian views on abortion
- some fundamentalists think abortion is never acceptable
- most Christians think its not a good thing but sometimes its the "lesser of two evils"
- when christians might consider abortion:
- if the pregnancy is the result of ****
- if continuing the pregnancy might be dangerous for the woman
- if the child is likely to be disabled so will effect the quality of life
- humanist views on abortion
- value happiness and personal choice
- in making a decision on abortion they would look at the evidence, consequences and rights
- life isnt sacred but is worthy of respect
- generally would take a pro-choice stance
- pro-life - the idea that abortion is always wrong and every human has a right to life
- pro-choice - the idea that a woman should be able to choose what happens to her own body
- The Catholic Church and abortion
- against abortion in all circumstances
- they believe human life is sacred
- god gives us life
- abortion is seen as murder, a great moral evil which is against the 10 commandants - "do not murder"
- the foetus has the right to life
- would encourage putting child up for adoption
- Christian views on abortion
- Creation
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