Good and Evil Key Glossary 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesMoralityGood and EvilGCSEWJEC Created by: GaynorCreated on: 16-02-18 11:52 Omnipotent God is all powerful 1 of 39 Omnibenevolent God is all loving 2 of 39 Theodicy Why God permits evil 3 of 39 Natural Evil Sufferings caused by nature such as earthquakes and hurricanes 4 of 39 Moral Evil Sufferings caused by humans such as slavery and war 5 of 39 Original Sin The disobedience of the first human beings symbolised by Adam and Eve, a sin which is passed on to all humanity 6 of 39 The Fall Another name for the disobedience of Adam and Eve 7 of 39 Privation The idea that evil is best understood as a lack of goodness 8 of 39 Ancestral Sin The eastern Orthodox Christian idea that original sin is just being born in the consequences of Adam's sin, rather than being personally guilty for it 9 of 39 Total depravity of humanity An idea that nothing good remains in fallen humanity 10 of 39 Yetzer Ha'ra The will to evil in Judaism 11 of 39 Karma In Hinduism and Buddhism - personal actions or deeds which affect your future 12 of 39 Conscience The inner moral sense of human beings 13 of 39 Natural Law The idea that nature can teach us moral truths 14 of 39 Trinity Tri-Unity, three in one 15 of 39 Perichoresis Living in each other in the round dance of love 16 of 39 Creed A summary or list of key Christian beliefs 17 of 39 Analogy A likeness, a way of saying something indirectly 18 of 39 Incarnation God becoming man in Christ 19 of 39 Logos The word of God 20 of 39 Holy of Holies The most sacred place in the Jewish Temple 21 of 39 Kenosis Self-emptying 22 of 39 Salvifici Doloris A letter of St John Paul II on the meaning of suffering 23 of 39 Crucifix An image of Christ on the cross 24 of 39 Soul Making The idea of St Irenaeus that suffering helps form us in the likeness of God 25 of 39 Beatitudes Blessings, the nine ways of life commended by Jesus 26 of 39 Law/Torah The Law of Moses in the Old Testament 27 of 39 Golden Rule Do unto others as you would have them do to you 28 of 39 Virtues The strengths needed to live life well 29 of 39 Pilgrimage A journey undertaken to a holy place 30 of 39 Repent A biblical word which literally means 'turn around/change direction' 31 of 39 Lourdes A pilgrimage centre for healing prayer in southern France founded by St Bernadette 32 of 39 Shrine A holy place because of its association and contact with Christ or the saints 33 of 39 Catacombs Burial chambers in ancient Rome 34 of 39 Icon A holy image painted on stone, cloth or wood 35 of 39 Passion Christ's journey to the cross and his suffering 36 of 39 Pieta A scene depicting the cradling of the dead Christ in the arms of Mary 37 of 39 Venerate To show respect and honour but not to worship 38 of 39 Votive Candle A candle lit to represent a prayer 39 of 39
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