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Mr. Zellmer Second Semester Study Guide (Unit 1)
Mr. Zellmer Second Semester Study Guide
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Religious Studies
10th Grade
05/14/2010

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Marginalized
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to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power
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Original Sin
Definition
the privation of sanctifying grace in consequence of the sin of Adam
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Personal Sin
Definition
The propensity to act contrary to the Holy character of God,
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Encyclicals
Definition
a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the church
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Socialism
Definition
a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
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Communism
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a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state
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Liberalism
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a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties
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Capitalism
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An economic system based on a free market, open competition, profit motive and private ownership of the means of production. Capitalism encourages private investment and business, compared to a government-controlled economy. Investors in these private companies also own the firms and are known as capitalists
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Incarnation
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the doctrine that the second person of the trinity assumed human form in the person of Jesus Christ and is completely both god and man
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Free Will
Definition
the doctrine that the conduct of human beings expresses personal choice and is not simply determined by physical or divine forces
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Justice
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the maintenance or administration of what is just by law, as by judicial or other proceedings
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Charity
Definition
generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless
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Pastoral Letters
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Letter from a pastor to the congregation
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Constitutions
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the system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, or the like, is governed
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Survival Rights
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Rights to things like food, water and, shelter
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Thrival Rights
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Rights to help the betterment of self like education, family, or work
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The Beatitudes
Definition
to help us reach the Kingdom of Heaven
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Industrial Revolution
Definition
the totality of the changes in economic and social organization that began about 1760 in England and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hand tools with power-driven machines, as the power loom and the steam engine, and by the concentration of industry in large establishments
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Enlightenment
Definition
the Church policy pursued by a Catholic enlightened monarch and/or his ministers as well as for a "reform movement" (which was a watchword for the adoption of Protestant assertions e principles of Enlightenment philosophers
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The Kingdom of God
Definition
the Kingdom of God is within (or among) people, is approached through understanding and entered through acceptance like a child spiritual rebirth, and doing the will of God
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Rerum Novarum
Definition
an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII, and It was an open letter, passed to all Catholic bishops, that addressed the condition of the working classes
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Pope Leo XIII
Definition
He is known for intellectualism, the development of social teachings with his encyclical Rerum Novarum and his attempts to define the position of the Church with regard to modern thinking.
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Catholic Social Teaching
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a body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of poverty and wealth, economics, social organization and the role of the state
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