Key concepts

• Social Justice

  • promoting a fair society by challenging injustice and valuing diversity. Ensuring everyone has equal rights.
• Stewardship - the idea that humans are responsible to care for God's creation
• Pilgrimage

  A journey of religious significance, helps to feel closer to God
• Bible


  The collection of writings revealed by God made up of the Old and New Testament
• Tefillin 


  Small leather boxes containing passages from the Torah , strapped on forehead and arm for weekday and morning prayers, Orthodox Jewish men of bar mitzvah age and over
• Mezuzah


  ‘Door post’ placed on right hand of every room in a Jewish home except bathroom and toilet , contains shema
• Heaven- A place with God where people are happy and rewarded.


  Hell- A place in the absence of God, place of punishment
• Judgement 


  The belief that God will judge whether on not humans are worthy to enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Holy Spirit

  One of the three persons in the Holy Trinity, Christians believe that the Holy Spirit is present as the power of God at work in the world.
• Messiah 


  Meaning ‘the anointed one’ or the chosen one, Christians believe this person to be Jesus the saviour
• Omniscience


  The all knowing nature of God
• Ner Tamid


  ‘Eternal light’ a constantly lit lanp near the ark in the synagogue that symbolises God’s omnipresence
• Kippah


  A Jewish skull cap worn by Jewish boys and men (sometimes women) during services, some wear at all times and it is a reminder of God’s omnipresence
• Rabbi


  A Jewish teacher and leader with authority to make decisions on issues of Jewish law. Leads worship and conducts rights.
• Aron Hakodesh 


  The holy ark containing the Torah scrolls, it is on a wall facing Jerusalem and it is the focal point of the synagogue
• Kashrut


  Jewish food laws on what can and cannot be eaten (kosher) describes the foods that can be eaten
• Shabbat


  Day of spiritual renewal and rest, begins sunset Friday and ends nightfall Saturday.
• Reform Jews


  On of the practices of Jewish faith, they interpret the Jewish laws and they follow the Torah more up to date with today, reform Jews believe that Jewish law is inspired by God and people can choose which laws to follow
• Orthodox Jews 


  One of the practices of Jewish faith, they believe the Torah is the LITERAL word of God and it is unchanging. They practice Jewish law and observe Shabbat, follow Jewish food laws, they are more strict on Jewish faith
• Shema 


  A prayer declaring Jewish faith, that states there is only one God, said twice a day and is placed in the mezuzah and tefillin
• imago dei 


  Latin term that translated to ‘image of God’. Catholics believe all humans were created in the likeliness and image of God. Humans are uniquely a reflection of Gods personhood
• Mass


  Act of worship. The celebration of the Eucharist, most central act of worship as it re enacts the last supper, Bread and wine become body and blood of Christ
• Atonement


  Atonement refers to the belief that Jesus dying On the cross brought us back into friendship with God. Brought us at-one with God.
• Sacraments 


  There are 7 sacraments in the church, they were given to us by Jesus. Baptism, reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy orders , sacrament of the sick
• Resurrection 


  The belief that Jesus rose from the dead after crucifixion, this is celebrated on Easter Sunday
• Incarnation


  “Made flesh“ ,the belief God became flesh in Jesus who is fully human+fully divine.

  God becoming human in the form of Jesus.
• Interfaith Dialogue


  Cooperative discussions among different religions to bring understanding between faith.
• Agapé


  The term Agapé refers to unconditional love. Many Christians believe this is the type of love Jesus has for humans.
• Trinity


  The trinity is made of three persons,God the father,God the son and God the Holy Spirit.
• Divine command 


  The belief that something is right or wrong because God commands it, it is an absolutist theory meaning there is no discussion whether it is right or wrong
• Omnibenevolence


  God is all loving and infinitely good. God sent down his only son Jesus to save us from sins and to bring us at-one with God.
• Omnipotence


  God is all powerful and he has ultimate power. Example of Gods omnipotence can be found in genesis (creation), he is almighty