Death and the afterlife

• In the parable of the Sheep and the Goats, do the sheep get saved by what they believe or what they do?


  What they do
• In the parable of the Sheep and the Goats who is judged?


  All nations/everyone
• What is Parousia?


  The second coming of Christ where he would judge all people and establish his Kingdom.
• What are the three possible interpretations for Heaven, hell and purgatory?


  An actual physical place, a spiritual place, and a symbol of a moral life
• In which parable would you find the idea of the wicked being judged and held to account, and that wealth is not a symbol of God's blessing?


  Rich man and Lazarus
• Which New Testament book refers to a new earth and new heaven?


  The Book of Revelation
• What is Particular judgement?


  When an individual is judged at the moment of their death
• What will there be gnashing of in hell, according to Matthew's Gospel?


  Teeth
• What do some Christans such as CS Lewis think hell is?


  Eternal separation from God
• Who argued that hell was developed as a form of social control?


  John Hick
• What does Paul Tillich believe about hell?


  It is a psychological alienation from God
• What is the name in Catholic thinking for coming face to face with God and which theologian developed this view?


  The Beatific Vision and Thomad Aquinas
• Who argued that eternity in heaven would become boring?


  Bernard Williams
• What is Purgatory a place of?


  Purification/cleansing
• Who argued that Purgatory was like a probationary school for the soul to perfect itself?


  Origen
• Which book of the Catholic Old Testament includes the idea of praying for the dead?


  2 Maccabees
• How does Dante describe purgatory?


  Like 'terraces of a mountain' where the summit is the beatific vision
• What does Karl Rahner argue about purgatory?


  That it is a place of hope where the soul can develop and achieve eternity with God, and it is a place of 'self-inflicted' pain where they realise the impact of their own sinfulness
• Who believed in Universalism and what is it


  John Hick, all people will be saved
• Who rejected universalism by saying it undermined the actions of Jesus on the cross?


  Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI)
• What type of election did Calvin teach?


  Limited election
• What type of election did Barth teach?


  Unlimited election
• How does Barth's view differ from universalism?


  Everyone has the possibility of eternal life but faith in Jesus is necessary for salvation so not all will be saved
• What is double predestination?


  God chooses those who will go to heaven and those who will go to hell
• Does the Catholic church believe in single predestination or double predestination?


  Single predestination