Religion ch.2
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shellypants on September 20, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 numinous | filled with a sense of the presence of God derived frequently in nature |
| Sublime | tending to inspire awe because of human endeavor |
| transcendent | transcending the universe and material existence |
| sacred and holy | "the presence of the transcendent-the supernatural- in our immamnent world-The Beyond in our Midst |
| immanent | operating within a domain of reality; here and near |
| supernatural | a dimension that permeates and enlivens the nature already present; "supercharged" ; an infusion of aliveness that empowers and changes |
| Buddha | "the one who woke up" |
| Grace | a supernatural infusion of God's love and power that enlivens and empowers us; it is an unmerited free gift and is a participation in the life of God |
| Mysterium Tremendum | `overwhelming mystery |
| awe | astonishment, breathtaking, wondrous, the ROOT of all religions is contact with GOd |
| Yahweh | I AM WHO I AM |
| Secular | that which belongs to this life, in contrast with the sacred which pertains to the life to come; the secular, therefore, is the earthly and not celestial; the human and not the divine; the created and not the uncreated; the temporal and not the eternal; the visible and not spiritual; the relative and therefore changeable with time, place, and circumstances, and not the absolute, which is immutable because and in so far as it is associated with the unchangeable God |
| profane | the secular or merely human as compared with the sacred or divine |
| salvation | liberation from sin and its consequences as well as LIBERATION FROM MEANINGLESSNESS AND SUFFERING WITH NO PURPOSE |
| Redemption | the salvation of humanity by Jesus Christ |
| Covenant | an AGREEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP between God and Israel in which God promised Protection to the Chosen People (Jews) in return for exclusive loyalty (exodus 19:5) |
| Conversion | any turning or changing from a state of sin to repentance from a lax to a fervent way of life, from unbelief to faith |
| namaste | "The God in me bows to the God in you" |
| adonai | 'Lord Spoken' |
| na shiem | the 'the name' |
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