WJEC A Level Christianity - Theme 4 keywords

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Advent
Western Christian calendar it’s the 4 weeks leading up to Christmas
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Apocalypticism
Belief in the sudden and cataclysmic coming of God to rule the world in justice
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ARCIC
Acronym for the Anglican Roman Catholic International Committee established in 1967
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Archbishop of Canterbury
The Senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England – symbolically head of the worldwide Anglican Communion
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Aspersion
Sprinkling water over an infant’s head as a sign of baptism
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Base ecclesial communities
Small Christian communities who meet without a priest for worship, study and support (mentioned by Latin American liberation theologians)
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Bourgeoisie
Property owners who own most of society’s wealth and means of production
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Capitalism
Economic and political system of private or corporate ownership of goods rather than state ownership
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Charismatic
Special qualities Christians believe they receive through the Holy Spirit
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Charismatic Movement
Experience of gifts of the Spirit in churches other than Pentecostal denominations from the 1960s to today
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Circumcision
Jewish religious rite performed on male infants on the 8th day after birth to commemorate God’s covenant with Abraham – Genesis 17
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Communism
Economic and political system which replaces private property and a free market with public ownership and communal control of goods
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Consubstantiation
Belief that the body and blood of Christ co-exist with the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist
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Diakonia
In the World Council of Churches it is used in the context of activities aimed at justice and peace for the poor and oppressed
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Ecclesio-centrism
Literally “centred on the Church”
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Ecumenical
Entire, inhabited world – used to describe efforts at Christian unity
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Ecumenical Formation
Giving shape to ecumenical themes for individuals and churches through study, reflection and participation
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Edinburgh World Missionary Conference
1910 conference of mostly Anglo-American Protestant missionaries to promote unity in mission work
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Gaudete Sunday
3rd Sunday of Advent
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Good Friday
Friday before Easter Sunday – commemorates Christ’s crucifixion and his atonement for sinners
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International Missionary Conference
Group founded in 1921 to carry on the work of the Edinburgh World Missionary Conference
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Immersion
Baptising by immersing the candidate’s whole body in water
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Kenosis
Emptying or giving up by Christ of some of his divine attributes at the incarnation – Philippians 2:7
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Koinonia
Fellowship or communion between Christians and God or Christians and one another
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Liberation Theology
Movement developed by Roman Catholic thinkers and activists in Latin America in the 1960s that viewed freedom from social oppression as a key area of Christian concern
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Life and Work Movement
Founded in 1925, group dedicated to the promotion of social responsibility amongst Christians
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Lent
Period of 40 days preparation for Easter
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Memorialism
Belief that the consecrated bread and wine of the Eucharist are merely symbolic representations of Christ’s body and blood
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Monolithic
Used to refer to something that is simple rather than complex
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The Nativity Fast
What corresponds to Advent in the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Orthodoxy
Authorised theory or doctrine
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Orthopraxis
Correct ethical conduct
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Preferential option for the poor
Choice to give preference to the well-being of the poorest in society
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Proletariat
Working class who own little or no property
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Predestination
Belief that God has elected some people to be saved, but not others
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Praxis
Practice as distinguished from theory
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Parousia
Second Coming of Christ
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The Jewish Passover
Jewish festival commemorating the Exodus
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Prophecy
Direct speech from God
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Restorationism
Anti-denominational Christian movement in Britain emphasising the gifts of the Spirit and seeking to “restore” the beliefs and practices of the early church
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Spring Harvest
Organisation which hosts non-denominational charismatic festivals across Britain
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Saturnalia
Ancient Roman mid-winter festival in honour of the God, Saturn
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Socialism
Any economic or political theory that advances collective ownership of production, distribution and exchange of goods
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Transubstantiation
Belief that the bread and wine of the Eucharist actually become the body and blood of Christ when consecrated by a priest
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Transfinalisation
Belief that when the bread and wine are consecrated their purpose is changed, but not their purpose
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Tongues
Using a language unknown to the speaker, either a foreign language or a special heavenly language
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Toronto Blessing
Ecstatic set of experiences at a Vineyard Church near the Toronto airport that has attracted worldwide attention from the 1990s to present day
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Transignification
Belief that Christ is sacramentally, but not physically, present in the consecrated bread and wine
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Virtualism
Belief that Christ’s unique power is present in the consecrated bread and wine, but that this power is received only by the predestined elect
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Xenolalia
Speaking in tongues in which the speaker uses a foreign language that they have not consciously learned
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Zealots
Militant Jewish sect opposing the Roman domination of Palestine in the 1st century CE
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Belief in the sudden and cataclysmic coming of God to rule the world in justice

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Acronym for the Anglican Roman Catholic International Committee established in 1967

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The Senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England – symbolically head of the worldwide Anglican Communion

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Sprinkling water over an infant’s head as a sign of baptism

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