GCSE Religious Education keywords flashcards

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Trinity
The christian belief that there is one God, who is father, son and Holy Spirit
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Nicene Creed
The Christian statement of Faith which originated at the First Council of Nicaea
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First Council of Nicea
A council of Christian Bishops that took place in Nicaea in AD 325
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First Council of Constantinople
The second council of christian bishops they confirmed with some expansion the nicene creed AD 381
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Creation
the creation of the universe regarded as an act of god
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Creator
God the Creator of the universe. A characteristic of God
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Benevolent
All Loving
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Omnipotent
All powerful
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Resurrection
The belief that jesus rose from the dead after three days. The belief that the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised and judged
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Atonement
The recociliation of God and humanity accomplished through the life, suffering and death of Christ
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Salvation
The deliverance of humanity from sin
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Grace
The undeserved love and mercy given to humanity by God
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Judgement
The final trial of all humanity the living and the dead at hte end of the world
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Heaven
The ultimate end and the resting place of saved souls
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Hell
The eternal seperation from God
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Purgatory
Where one is purified to achieve holiness to enter Heaven
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Literal understanding of Ceation
Believing Creation occured as described in Genesis 1-3
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Metaphorical understanding of Ceation
Believing Genesis 1-3 can be understood as a myth/symbolically
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Catholic Catechism
The official teachings of the catholic church
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ascension
when jesus went up to heaven from earth
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sin
an act againist the will or law of God
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Righteous
Upright and moral
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Freewill
God's gift to humanity allowing them to make their own decisions
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Vale of soul maing
The argument that both natural and moral evil are essentisal to "soul making" so they have a good purpose
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Prayer
Communication with God
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Marriage
The legally and religiously recognised union of two people as partners in a personal relationship
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Sancity
Something that is holy or sacred
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Cohabitation
living together as partners and having a sexual relationship without being married
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Martial
Something that refers to the married relationship of a couple
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unitive
resultts in a union- used to refer to marriage or sexual relations
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procreative
results in procreation of children
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homosexuality
sexual attraction to or activity with somene of the same sex
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nuclear family
a family group consisiting of parents and children only
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single parent family
a family constiting of one parent and children only
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same-sex family
a family group consisting of parents whom are of the same gender and children only
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extended family
a family consisting of more than a nuclear family e.g. grandparents living together orr nearby
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blended family
a family group that inludes the parents and children from their previous relationships
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parish
a church area cared by for a local minister/priest/vicar
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family planning
a method of controling the amount of children a couple has
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regulation of births
controlling the amount of children a couple has and when they have them (family planning)
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artifical contraception
a artificial method of controlling the amount of children a couple has
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situation ethics
an ethical theory that making a decision should be dependant on the set of circumstaces it is in
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divorce
the legal ending of a mariage
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annulment
formal declaration that a marriage was not valid
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remarriage
another marriage after a previous marriage has ended
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equality
two people or groups of people are equal in status rights and opportunity
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gender discrimination
when someone has a different status rights or opprtuniy and because of their gener
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gender prejudice
when someone is believed to have different status rights or opprtuniy and because of their gener
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sacrament
a visible sighn of an inward grace instituted by Jesus and entrusted to the church
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non-liturgical worship
informal worship
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liturgy
a set form of public worship
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prayer
communication with god
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book of common prayer
a permanent feature of the Church of England's worship and a key source for its doctrine
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pentecostal
christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experince of God through he bapism wth the Holy Spirit
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Evangelical Christmas
Christain dedicated to sharing the Good news of Jesus
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the lords prayer
the prayer taught by jesus to his disciples
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set prayers
prayers that are taught,learned or read the same every time
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informal prayers
prayers that are personal and spontaneous
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baptism
holy sacrement. sometimes called Christening.initation rite can be infant or adult
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eucharist
a sacrement commemorating the last supper
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pilgrimage
a journey to a place of importance to a religion for spiritual reasons
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christmas
celebration of the birth of jesus
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advent
advent is a season observed in maychristian churches as a time of expectant waiting and prepartiom for the celebration of th nativity of jesus at christmas
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easter
celebration of the death qand ressurection of jesus
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holy week
holy week is the week leading up to the important christain festival of easter
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mission
an important goal or purpose that is accompanied by strong convition a calling or vocation
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evangelism
the spreding of the faith through teaching about the relgion and helping others
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commission of jesus
(THe gret commision) jesus' last command to his disciples to go out and convert the world
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reconciliation
bringing together people who were opposed to one another
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christian aid
christian charity
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ecumnism
efforts by christians of diifernt church traditions to develop closer relationships and better understandings
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theology of the body
catholic teavhing orginally by pope john paul II about human sexuality
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origin of the universe
the way that all of spave matter and time began
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value of the universe
the importance of the world and space for life
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commodity
something that can be bought and sold
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sancity of life
life is holy
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origin of human life
origin of human life
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evolution
the idea that life is thought to have developed from earlier forms
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survial of the fittest
the idea that life is thought to have developed in order to best suit the enviroment they are in
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abortion
the delibrete termination of a pregnancy before a foetus can survive
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pro-life
generally opposed to abortion
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pro-choice
generally in a favour of a womens right to choose to have an abortion or not
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rembered lives
a clear memory of a previous exitnce
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paranormal
an event that cannot be explained by science
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euthanasia
the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die
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hospice care
support given to people in the final phase of terminal illness it focuses on comfort and quality of life
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pollution
the contamination of the envirioment by substances that are harmful to living organsims
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global warming
the increase in the average tempearture of the Earth that causes changes in climate and that may be the result of the greenhouse effect
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natural resources
substances that occur naturally which can be used by humans or exploited for human gain
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stewardship
the responsisblity of humanity to manage he world and animals for the next generation
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stewards
someone who looks after or manages something for another
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animal rights
the idea that animals deserve consideration of what is in their best intrests
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animal experimentaiton
animal testing or animal research . the use of non-human animals in experiments
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utilitarinism
an ethical theory that making a decision should be dependant on whether it is useful or for the benefit for the majority
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The Christian statement of Faith which originated at the First Council of Nicaea

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Nicene Creed

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A council of Christian Bishops that took place in Nicaea in AD 325

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The second council of christian bishops they confirmed with some expansion the nicene creed AD 381

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the creation of the universe regarded as an act of god

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