Ecumenism - Unit 1

Religious experience characterized by uniting with the ultimate reality through contemplation

______ is the capacity to see things from another person's perspective.

Unity among Christians makes preaching the Gospel more effective.

Dimension that includes a formal worship practice, which often involves reenacting a myth.

Which 2 things enrich our study of world religions?

Nostra Aetate is a Vat II document that deals with our separated brethren.

To what questions does religion seek to respond?

A belief that the divine reality exists in everything

What is polytheism

The only reason that is not a valid one for studying world religions is

This dimension of religion deals with how we are to act in the world.

What dimension of religion would include the Mass?

NA Asserts - humans have fellowship through solidarity, our common origin, and common destiny.

Nostra Aetate states that the Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in other religions.

The following are Monotheistic religions except

A myth

Unitatis Redingtegratio is concerned with the restoration of unity among all Christians.

The basic dimensions of a religious tradition include

Stories that show truth about the human condition describes which religious dimension.

The Church teaches that all non Christians are going to hell.

Cathedrals, temples, statues, and sacred places are all examples of which dimension of religion

Religion begins with

Most religions teach that spiritual fulfillment is related to some form of ___ from death.

____ is overcoming of normal limitations imposed by the human condition.

Describes a religion that allows for belief in divine beings w/out the belief in a relevant god