Catholicism Written Report
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In your readings from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church you gleaned a better understanding of the what the Catholic Church’s teachings are on specific theological topics.
You will now use the information gleaned in the text to delineate the teachings listed below in a concise manner:
- Catholic Understanding of God as Trinity
- Salvation is Achieved through the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ
- Eschatology – Death and the Afterlife
- Freedom
- Virtues
- Sin
Submission Instructions:
When completing this written report, the following guidelines must be followed. Failure to do so will result in points being deducted from your grade:
- This report must be typed in a 12 point non-ornamental font.
- Each section of the report must include a section title on a separate line (ex: Freedom, Virtues, Sin, etc.).
- Incorporate at least 2 direct quotations with appropriate footnotes.
First quotation must come from the specific section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in the required readings.
Second quotation with accompanying footnote must come from the specific section of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in the required readings. - The report should be formatted per current Chicago-Turabian style (CMOS) and at least 3 pages in length (at least .5 pages per section). A Works Cited page is not required.
- Your paper will be assessed through Turnitin.
Catholicism Written Report
Report Instructions
In your readings from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Compendium of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church you gleaned a better understanding of the what the Catholic Church’s teachings are on
specific theological topics.
You will now use the information gleaned in the text to delineate the teachings listed below in a concise
manner:
1. Catholic Understanding of God as Trinity
2. Salvation is Achieved through the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ
3. Eschatology – Death and the Afterlife
4. Freedom
5. Virtues
6. Sin
Formatting Guidelines
When completing this written report, the following guidelines must be followed. Failure to do so will result in
points being deducted from your grade:
a. This report must be typed in 12pt. font, double-spaced, & Times New Roman
b. Each section of the report must:
a. Include Section Title on a separate line
i. Ex: Freedom, Virtues, Sin, etc.
b. Be at least half a page in length
c. Incorporate at least 2 direct quotations with appropriate footnotes
1. First quotation must come from the specific section of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church in the required readings
2. Second quotation with accompanying footnote must come from the specific
section of the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in the
required readings
– When citing your sources, you must use Chicago Manuel Style
o A Work Cited page is not required for this report
Beginning Your
Study of World
Religions
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Preunderstanding
• State of one’s understanding of reality
with which one makes sense of one’s
new experiences
• Changes as one’s knowledge, beliefs,
and convictions are altered over time
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Preunderstanding of Religions: Questions to
Be Considered
• Is one’s view of religion unprejudiced?
• Can one encounter religion objectively
after suspending his or her beliefs?
• Can one study other religions without
feeling threatened of one’s own religion?
• Can one encounter practices that seem
unusual without getting too upset?
• Can one be humble and provisional in
his or her conclusions?
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Religion
• Pattern of beliefs and practices
• Monotheism: Belief in one God
• Polytheism: Belief in many Gods
• Expresses and enacts what is sacred
and/or ultimate about life
• Formed by a
community of
like-minded people
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Secularism – Life Without Religion
• Rejects religion for:
• Perceived evils of extremism
• Inappropriateness of religious training for
children
• Better view on life offered by science
• Has reduced religious belief and
practice and has led to widespread
religious illiteracy
• People often combine aspects of secular life
with religious life
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Secularism – Life Without Religion
(continued)
• Secularization hypothesis: Suggests
that science and education will spell the
end of religion in modern world
• Has been discredited because
religion:
Has a visible role in global
and cultural conflicts
Has become a main marker
of human identity
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Study of Religion
• Offers training in both academic and
everyday skills by helping one:
• Link religious thought and practice to
everyday life and understand conflicts within
and between nations
• Appreciate religious language and values
• Analyze and understand important texts
both critically and empathetically
• Develop cultural intelligence
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1.1 Dimensions of Religion
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Ways of Studying Religion
• Study of a religion, based on a religious
commitment to that religion, in order to promote it
Theology
• Aims to understand religious traditions objectively
• Students are not asked to make religious
commitments
Religious studies
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1.1 Distribution of World Religions Today
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Academic Disciplines That Contribute to
the Study of Religion
History Psychology
Sociology
Cultural
anthropology
Women’s
studies
Biology
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History
• Main method in the study of religion
• Studies the process of a religion’s
beginnings, growth, diversity, and decline
• Approaches to studying religion
• Historical-critical method: Uses methods
such as archaeology and studying texts in
their original languages
• History of religions school: Studies
religion as a social and cultural
phenomenon
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Psychology
• Has interest in religion because of:
• Religion’s role in shaping human behavior
• How religions understand the human self
• Concerned with
research in conversion,
mysticism, and
meditation
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Views of Psychologists on Religion
• Sigmund Freud
• Religion is a neurotic condition for which
therapy is needed when it persists into
adulthood
• Belief in God stems from an adult’s need for
a father figure
• Carl Jung
• Conceptions of the divine related to an
ancient archetypal pattern that resides in
the subconscious of all human minds
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Views of Psychologists on Religion
(continued)
• William James
• Primary focus of the psychology of religion
should be on the religious experience of
individuals, not institutions
• Andrew Newberg
• Brain scans of subjects who meditate and
pray show physical and emotional benefits
over time
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Sociology
• Aims at explaining religion’s role in
society
• Current debates centered on:
• Pace of secularization and civil religion
• Cohesiveness of religions and practices in
the face of globalization, multiculturalism,
and pluralism
• Émile Durkheim’s view
• Religion creates group identity and
reinforces moral values of a society
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Cultural Anthropology
• Uncovers underlying values of cultures
• Studies broad cultural dynamics
• Places special focus on the shaman
• Shaman: Religious specialist who acts as a
medium between visible and
spiritual worlds
• Victor Turner’s theory
• Ritual creates the social
breaks and thresholds of
new kinds of life
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Women’s Studies
• Scholars argue that most religions stem
from patriarchy
• Explains the nearly worldwide subordination
of women to men
• Primary religious duty of women is to obey
their husbands and raise their children
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Biology
• Scientists seek to explain religion in
genetic terms
• Dean Hamer’s book, The God Gene: How
Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes
claims that religion is made possible by a
genetic adaptation
• Generally accepted hypothesis
Some early humans became capable of
transcending themselves, which was
passed on by natural selection
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Conclusions about Methods of Studying
Religion
• Study of religions is multidisciplinary
• Religious studies is a human, and not a
divine, way of knowing
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Issues in the Study of Religion
Religious
tolerance
and atheism
Violence Pluralism
Religion and
ecological
crisis
New
religious
movements
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SUMMARY
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• Religion is a pattern of beliefs and
practices that expresses what a community
considers sacred and/or ultimate about life
• Study of religion offers a foundation for a
successful career in fields such as
psychology
• Religion can be divided into six dimensions
and there are two ways to study religion
• Religious tolerance, violence, and pluralism
are some issues in the study of religion