Theology of the Body Chapter 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Absolution | The action of a priest as a mediator of grace, standing "in the person of Christ," concluding the sacrament of Reconciliation. This cleanses us from our sins through Christ's loving mercy and gives us strength to start anew. |
| Communion of Saints | We already enjoy this on earth with each other. In spirit, we are connected with those who have died and are still being purified in purgatory. In prayer, we have communion with the saints in heaven, who interceded for us before God. In the Resurrection, we will experience a fullness of communion as human members of the Church, sharing eternity together as persons perfectly integrated in bodies and souls. |
| Eschatological Man | The final stage of our perfection, achieved in the resurrection at the end of time, where we'll be freed from any tensions between the flesh and the spirit within ourselves, because we will be perfectly united with God and with one another in the communion of saints. |
| Eschaton | The final reality of man's existence, when Christ returns and our bodies are raised. |
| Glorified Body | The perfected state of the resurrected body as it will be at the end of time; it will be radiating the glory of God. |
| Historical Man | The period of human history between the Fall of Adam and the end of time, where man struggles against concupiscence to love as God does, but also experiences redemption in Christ. |
| Hope of Every Day | The daily hope of victory over sin which is available to us through Christ, who helps us overcome "evil with good" |
| Nuptial | Another word for "marriage-like," "marital," or "spousal." |
| Nuptial Meaning of the Body | The marital meaning of the body; "...the body's capacity of expressing love, that love precisely in which the person becomes a gift and... fulfills the very meaning of his being and existence." |
| Omniscient | Literally, "all knowing." A quality of God meaning that God knows everything there is to know. |
| Original Man | The period of man's existence as God created him (lived by Adam and Eve) prior to original sin. The original experiences of Adam and Eve in purity and happiness "echo" in the heart of every man and woman and are always "at the root of every human experience." |
| Redeem | To pay off a debt through the exchange of something of equal or greater value than the debt owed. Through original sin, an infinite debt was owed to God, thus, only an infinite exchange could be made - this is why God sent His own Son, Jesus, to redeem and save us. |
| Redemption | The ransom of humanity from the slavery of sin to a new life of freedom through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the cross. |
| Resurrection of the Body | The joining, at the end of time, of the bodies of the saved with their souls in heaven, at which point they will participate bodily in a face-to-face encounter with God within the marriage of Christ and the Church |
| Sexual Addiction | A compulsive and frequent habit of seeking sexual pleasures, including fornication/intercourse, pornography, cybersex, masturbation, and other sexual behaviors. |
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