TRANSCENDENCE -  In religion, transcendence is the aspect of a deity's nature and power that is wholly independent of the material universe, beyond all known physical laws. ...Thus, a god may transcend both the universe and knowledge (is beyond the grasp of the human mind). Only God is absolutely transcendent; in being because he alone is infinite and perfect Being who cannot change; in activity because he alone has existence of himself as uncreated First Cause on whom all creatures depend for their least operation.  , IMMANENCE - The doctrine or theory of immanence holds that the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world. Immanence refers to the idea of 'the divine' being present in the world we all inhabit. Whereas transcendence refers to an idea of divinity that is wholly separate from our universe and our universal laws.  According to Christian theology, the transcendent God, who cannot be approached or seen in essence or being, becomes immanent primarily in the God-man Jesus the Christ, who is the incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. God’s immanence refers to His presence within His creation. (It is not to be confused with imminence, which refers to the timing of Jesus’ return to earth.) A belief in God’s immanence holds that God is present in all of creation, while remaining distinct from it. In other words, there is no place where God is not. His sovereign control extends everywhere simultaneously.,  THE ENLIGHTENMENT - A European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the West. The Age of Enlightenment, or just the Enlightenment is known as a time period of great change and new ideas. ... The Enlightenment ideas pushed European societies away from feudalism and absolute monarchies and towards societies based on liberty and equality. It was thought during the Enlightenment that human reasoning could discover truths about the world, religion, and politics and could be used to improve the lives of humankind. Skepticism about received wisdom was another important idea; everything was to be subjected to testing and rational analysis.  The Enlightenment had a profound effect on religion. Many Christians found the enlightened view of the world consistent with Christian beliefs and used this rational thinking as support for the existence and benevolence of God. ... However, the Enlightenment led other Protestants in a very different direction. , RERUM NOVARUM - n this document, Pope Leo XIII articulated the Catholic Church's response to the social conflict that had risen in the wake of capitalism and industrialization and that had led to the rise of socialism and communism as ideologies. Rerum Novarum is considered a foundational text of modern Catholic social teaching. The six themes of Rerum Novarum are: 1) Cooperation between classes. Capitalists and workers respect each other. 2) Dignity of work. Reasonable hours and good working conditions. 3) Just wages and workers association. Unions and enough $ to support selves and families. 4) Role of the state... 5) Private ownership of property... 6) Defense of the poor. , RELGIOUS EXPERIENCE - A religious experience (sometimes known as a spiritual, sacred or mythical experiences) is a subjective experience which is interpreted within a religious framework. The concept originated in the 19th century, as a defense against the growing rationalism of Western society. A religious experience is when someone feels they have had a direct or personal experience with God. The others are: Transient - the experience is temporary; the individual soon returns to a "normal" frame of mind. Ineffable- the experience cannot be adequately put into words. Noetic- the individual feels that he or she has learned something valuable from the experience. , FIDES ET RATIO - Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason) is an encyclical promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 14 September 1998. It was one of 14 encyclicals issued by John Paul II. The encyclical primarily addresses the relationship between faith and reason. , ONTOLOGY - Ontology, at its simplest, is the study of existence. Ontology is also the study of how we determine if things exist or not, as well as the classification of existence. It attempts to take things that are abstract and establish that they are, in fact, real. An ontological argument is a philosophical argument, made from an ontological basis, that is advanced in support of the existence of God. Such arguments tend to refer to the state of being or existing. Ontological arguments are arguments, for the conclusion that God exists, from premises which are supposed to derive from some source other than observation of the world —e.g., from reason alone.  , COSMOLOGY - Cosmology deals with the physical situation that is the context in the large for human existence: the universe has such a nature that our life is possible. This means that although it is a physical science, it is of particular importance in terms of its implications for human life. The definition of cosmology is a science of how the universe started and how it is structured. An example of cosmology is the study of the Big Bang theory. Religious cosmology is an explanation of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe, from a religious perspective. , TELEOLOGY - The word “teleological” comes from the Greek telos, which means end, goal, or purpose. Traditionally, it was also described as final causality, in contrast with explanation solely in terms of efficient causes (the origin of a change or a state of rest in something). The teleological argument is an argument for the existence of God or, more generally, for an intelligent creator based on perceived evidence of "intelligent design" in the natural world. The teleological argument is an attempt to prove the existence of God that begins with the observation of the purposiveness of nature. The teleological argument moves to the conclusion that there must exist a designer.  , DEISM - The belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe. The belief that God has created the universe but remains apart from it and permits his creation to administer itself through natural laws. Deism thus rejects the supernatural aspects of religion, such as belief in revelation in the Bible and stresses the importance of ethical conduct. , FAITH & REASON - Faith comes after reason and then faith allows reason to grow. Faith enables a believer to understand further truths that could not be discovered through reason alone. Reason may enable all humans to know science, but only faith informs us of the ultimate end, goal, purpose, and plan for science. Reason and Faith are compatible with one another as is Science and Religion because there is but one truth. The basic religious beliefs are compatible with reason. There are rational supports for those beliefs. Other beliefs may be strictly matters of faith resting upon the basic beliefs. Aquinas sees reason and faith as two ways of knowing. "Reason" covers what we can know by experience and logic alone. From reason, we can know that there is a God and that there is only one God; these truths about God are accessible to anyone by experience and logic alone, apart from any special revelation from God.,

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