catholic christianity

• what story is told in genesis?


  creation
• give four ways the creation of adam is used to present catholic beliefs


  god and adam are reaching out their hands to eachother

  —> reflects the idea that there is a longing for a close relationship between God and humanity

  
  

  god and adam both look powerer and muscular, lying in same position

  —> reflects the teaching that humanity is made in the image of God

  
  

  god looks much older than adam

  —> shows that god is eternal, whule humanity is not

  
  

  god is carried through the air by a group of angels

  —> shows that god is transcendent
• how does the creation of adam go agaisnt catholic teachings?

  in the painting god and adam are nearly the same size

  —> suggesting that humans and God are equal
• what are two ways meieres mosaic reflects catholic beliefs?

  god's hand is large compared to the size of the cloud above it

  —> helps to show god's greatness and power

  
  

  line extends from god's hand to the edge of the circle (universe)

  —> reflects the idea that god created everything in the universe, and his influence and power touch all things
• how is meirere's mosaic similar to the creation of adam?

  both show god is creator

  
  

  both show god is powerful and eternal
• what does 3 things does genesis one teach about the nature of god?

  god is creator

  
  

  —> all of creation is special because all of its been created by god

  —> god created all humans in his image, we share qualities

  
  

  god is transcendent

  
  

  —> god only needs his words in order to create

  —> god is beyond human understanding

  
  

  god is omnipotent

  
  

  —> god has the power to do what ever he wants

  —> belief in god's omnipotence inspires christians to trust in god
• what does genesis two show?

  that humans share the spirit of god

  
  

  god gave humans free will
• what do christians believe about free will?

  if you use free will to sin

  
  

  it turns you against god

  
  

  and this is why evil exists
• what is steward ship?

  christians look after the world and take care of it on god's behalf
• what do chrsitians believe about the world?

  believe it is a gift from god and that he expects them to protect and care for the world in return
• what is the sancity of life?


  the belief that life is holy and belongs to god because it has been blessed by him
• what are four ways that the bible is the word of god?

  god guided the writing of the bible through the holy spirit

  —> the holy spirit guides christians to do the right things, this is called inspiriation

  
  

  the bible contains the word of god given by the prophets

  —> these were people inspired by god and passed on god's messages

  
  

  the bible tells of the actions and teaching of jesus in the gospels

  —>through jesus, god speaks directly to all people

  
  

  the bible contains the writings of the apostles in the epistles

  —> apostles were jesus' closet followers and were filled with the holy spirit
• how should the bible be interpreted?

  through the teachings of the magesterium
• what do the catholics believe about the magesterium?

  it is continually inspired and guided by the holy spirit

  —> meaning that they can trust the magisterium to correctly interpret the meaning of the bible
• what does the catholic church teach about the genesis creation stories?

  that they should not be interpreted literally

  —> meaning catholics can also accept scientific explanations for now the universe was created
• for catholics, what are the main messages of the creation stories?

  god made everything

  
  

  everything that god made was good

  
  

  humans are the high point of god's creation
• what do fundamentalist christians believe?

  they believe that as the bible came directly from god, they should interpret the bible literally
• why do fundamentalists believe that the bible should be taken literally?

  the bible is the word of god so it must be accurate

  
  

  god loves humans so wouldn't mislead them by giving them incorrect information

  
  

  humans have no right to prefer their own interpretation to the actual words of god
• what is natural law?

  the idea that humans are born with an understanding of what is right and wrong
• what does natural law state?

  states that catholics should do good and avoid evil and respect the sanctity of life
• why is following the natural law important for christians?

  it is part of god's will for humans
• what does the catholic church teach about science and religion?

  they need to work together and support eachother
• religion and science do not have to contradict each other' what is an example of this?

  if the genesis creation stories are read as myths rather than literally, they do not contradict the theory of evolution
• the catholic church is very supportive of advances in science that help people to understand god's creation' , what is an example of this?

  georges lemaitre was a catholic priest who first proposed the big bang theory, which explains how the universe first began
• religion and science might have come up with slightly different answers, but this is because they are asking slightly different questions' , what is an example of this?

  religion tries to explain why things happen whilst science tries to explain how things happen
• what is the first reason as to why catholics should care for the environment?

  all of creation is special because it was made by god to be good

  
  

  this means every part should be valued

  
  

  catholics can show this by taking care of the world
• what is the second reason as to why catholics should care for the environment?

  god made humans stewards of the earth

  
  

  this means that humans have been given a responsibility by god to look after the earth
• what is the third reason as to why catholics should look after the environment?

  jesus taught christians to 'love your neighbour as yourself'

  
  

  for christians the word 'neighbour' includes all people they share the world with

  
  

  so christians are expected to understand how pollution will affect all human life
• what is the first way that a catholic could care for the environment?

  at a local level

  
  

  e.g: throw away less waste

  recycle more

  take part in local environmental projects

  educate others about the importance
• what is the second way that catholics could care for the environment?


  at a national level

  
  

  e.g: put pressure on politicians to support laws that protect the environment

  support and buy environmentally friendly products
• what is the third way that a catholic could care for the environment?

  at a global level

  
  

  e.g: boycott or help expose international companies that threaten the environment
• how can sustainability link to catholic beliefs?

  thinks to the belief that god made every part of creation good, so all of creation is important and valuable
• what do catholics believe about sustainable living?


  they believe that promoting it helps to respect the goodness of all of god's creation
• what are two ways that CAFOD has supported sustainability?

  supporting or setting up projects that use renewable energy, like solar panels

  
  

  encouraging people in england and wales to live more simply and use fewer natural materials

  e.g: CAFOD gives 'live simply' awards to communities that are taking concrete steps to live in a more sustainable way