Classwork 4th Quarter
3/23- Lecture on the topic of metaphysics, Religious desire, the infinite; Truth, Beauty, Goodness; is it reduced?
3/25-No lecture, we continued watching Baraka film
3/29-Lecture on Doubt and Belief- attributed to Pope Benedict XVI
Major points:
-New Myth: total meaninglessness, nothing means everything
-To be a Christian is connected to the Clown Story from the HW, no one cares anymore
-The question of if Christianity should look modern was raised, every on has doubt in
common ---> it is our common ground, God=love
*Connection/Summary: Lecture presents some of the challenges Christianity faces, challenges of being Christian, and common ground of all peoples. Connects atheists, Christians, and those of other religions in that we all have doubt, no matter what faith we choose to believe in.
3/31- Lecture on Jesus, The Encounter (Encounter and Response)
Major Points:
Intro:
-To enjoy the beauty of a stain glass window, it must be viewed from within
-Mr. GKC was an atheist but became catholic---> related to his boat trip taking off from England, getting lost, and unknowingly landing back on England
Main Lecture:
-1. Christianity is an encounter with a person, not choice or idea
-2. Pope says Jesus has brought God who is going to be with you
-3. Christianity is unique in that A). God is flesh and B). God is a Trinity in one being. God loves us.
-4. In the Old Testament, people are scared of God, he becomes flesh so that he is powerless and one is more likely to love him.
-5. Guardini says~ "with any great love, everything becomes an event of that love."
*Connection/ Summary- Christianity is unique in that it is an encounter with a person who has become flesh to gain your love and share the love of the Trinity. This is justification for the existence of Christianity as well as explanation of the basic tenets of the belief in how they relate to the believer. This also sets Christianity and the other religions apart in that the Christian God is willing to become weak, and sacrifice himself for the betterment of humanity, whereas in other religions one might simply fear the associated god(s).
4/13- Lecture on Truth and Charity
Major Points:
Intro:
-Speaking the truth is charity, God is the source of truth, Jesus is the truth made flesh.
I. What is truth?
-Philosophy is using your ability to find the truth
-Theology is the truth of God, revealed by God
-Philosophy can't answer the question b/c you can't manipulate reality
-truth is reality
II. Reason
-It is necessary to recognize God, God is reasonable, you need reason to communicate.
III.
-Science can purify religion of superstition, while religion can purify science of the absolute.
-reality can only be answered through experience
-God is real
Conclusion:
-love alone is credible, nothing else convinces us, God is love
-Truth and Charity
*Connection/Summary: the pursuit of both philosophy, science and theology, religion is beneficial to all parties, because they all provide something the others lack. God is reasonable, communicates through reason. God is love, God is real- because experience answers reality, the reality is only love is credible, God is love----> God is real.
4/15- Lecture on the reading 1st Cause-(My notes indicate that this may not have been the lecture from this date, instead I have a lecture on Reject and Accept God, the following notes are from this lecture):
Major Points:
Intro to the Intro:
-Cruelty can ruin a person, you can't make them good, but you can make them bad
Intro:
-Archbishop Fulton John Sheen said ~~people hate what they think is the Catholic Church not what its actually is, which is a significant difference
-All truths lead to God
-St. Augustine~~ humans are made for God, they have a longing for him
Main:
-All seek God, but this bond can be forgotten, ignored, rejected
-reasons for this: World is full of evil; Religious indifference; shame; scandalized by the action of the believers
*Connections/Summary: These are the reasons for breaking the bond with God, many of these are also causes of the the Catholic Churches problems. In response to what the Archbishop said- institutions are judged by how they present themselves, not what there meant to be, i.e people judge companies and institutions based on it's actions not it's mission statement.
4/19: No Lecture, watched Sophie Scholl
4/21: No Lecture, watched Sophie Scholl
4/23: Lecture on Reason, Revelation, Faith (Faith)-
Major Points:
-Christianity: God loves but has a human face, it is all mystical
Sonship:
-reason-why you trust him
-revelation-only learned from him
-faith-trust in what he says
1. everything has a reason for itself
2. We don't believe in a pop theory (spontaneous generation)
3.When something appears, there is always an effect.
-God is one person in three persons; love, the trinity
-trinity and incarnation doctrines make Christianity unique
-Christians have to live up to the family name of the trinity
-God is Love
*Connections/Summary: If there is a reason for everything, then god exists. Sonship consists of reason, revelation, faith. God is love, he has a human face.The trinity is a family, and as such generate the love of a family, Christians are included in that love.
4/27: Lecture on God is Love.
-God=Love
4/29: The Cross ():
Major Points:
-Christ is not a good man, he is either God or a bad man
-If you remove suffering from the world, you also remove the happiness of not suffering
-sin is the rejection of love
-evil is a choice, it is like a parasites
-------------------------------------------------------------WARNING: the above might be the 4/27 lecture and below is the continuation on 4/29:
- The cross gives birth to the Church
-typology- the old is revealed in the new and the new is hidden in the old
-Cross--> Church
-Adam --> Eve
-Jesus--> Church
- Why?^ - to convince of of his love
- God--> Encounter--> Father--> Holy Spirit--> Sacraments-->Church-->Son---> Father
Cross: Mother --> Child, death, Christ
-Jesus doesn't take away suffering, he fills it with his presence
*Connection/ Summary: Sin is a rejection of God. Jesus is God or bad, not good. Christians believe the old testament shows the new testament and vice versa, hence mutual support. The Cross is to the Church as Adam is to Eve, because there was a Cross and because Jesus, there is a Church.
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What follows is the lectures on the Church, because of multiple reason, it is more akin to one large continued lecture, instead of smaller lectures. I will try to break them up according to their most probable date.
5/3: The Church Pt.1 (Theology):
-"He who doesn't have the Church as his mother, can't have God as his father."
-What makes a Christian: Baptism
-Christ: Intimate Friendship, it is a constant encounter with a person
-Creed: Beliefs arising from experiencing this encounter
-Church: Community of Friends
-Love
-WARNING: this lecture is now continued on the date 5/5, which the website indicates i s.
-God: Destiny: Spiritual Perfection:
1. Allah--> Paradise--> 5 pillars, submit
2. Tao--> Harmony--> Wu-Wei
3. Lord--> Heaven--> Torah
4.Trinity--> Heaven- Communion--> Love
5.Brahmin-->Moksha--> Darma
6. Anatta--> Nirvana--> 8 Fold Path/Darma
7. Matter--> Grave--> Whatever you want
-WARNING: my notes indicate that this next section is from 5/7, the website indicate that this is .
-Christ established the Historical Church
-Catholic Church asserts that she is the Historical Church
-Many elements of truth in other Christian Communities
-All Christians are united: Christ--> Baptism, History, Community
-For Catholics only one legitimate baptism in any Christian religion is needed to be Catholic
-Western and Eastern differences in selebrating the same sacraments.
-WARNING: my notes indicate that this next section is from 5/11, which the website indicates that it is: s.
My notes title this section as "Broken"
-With sin there is division
-at the very beginning the Church has problems, centuries later, these problems split the Church apart
-Division Caused by sin:
-Dispute
-Dissent
-Schism
-Heresy
-Apostasy
Division in History:
- 400's AD: Church of the East (Prussia) is created
-Monophysitc Churches- Coptic, Syrian, Ehtiopian--> these are considered Oriental Orthodox churches.
-Schism between East and West in 1054
-Catholics West vs. Orthodox East
-Everything is the same except the role of the Pope
-"Reformation" in the Catholic Church 1500's
-Protestants vs. Catholics
-2 or 7 sacraments, scripture only
-No such thing as the Roman Catholic Church only the Catholic Church
This Section is titled "Ecumenism" in my notes
-Ecumenism means- to be one
-Jesus- "May they be one, like you and I are one."
-Pope is elder bishop not king
-Rome--> Constantinople, Third Rome
-What is need for Ecumenism: A permanent renewal, conversion of heart
-only Christ can unite the Church
*Connection/Summary for dates 5/3-5/11: One legitimate baptism is enough for Catholics, the Church is a community in which people have an intimate friendship with Christ. All religions have their own view of the destiny of humans and the path of spiritual perfection, for Christianity the path is love and the destination is Heaven through communion with God. Catholicism claims to be the Historical Church established by Christ, and has differences on the celebration of the sacraments when compared to Eastern Christianity. Division is caused by sin, there are many different types of division that eventually split the Church multiple times. Ecumenism means to be one, which is what Jesus wanted the Church to be. This is the basic foundation of the Church, and the causes for its divisions, what the Catholic Church stands for and what it claims to be. This is important because the Catholic Church is at the heart of Catholic Christianity and is the spawn of most other sects of Christians and is therefore integral in the unit of Christianity.
5/13: No lecture, watched "In America"
5/17: No lecture, we took the test on Christianity.
5/19: No lecture, projects are presented
5/24: No lecture, projects are presented
5/26: No lecture, final review for test
3/25-No lecture, we continued watching Baraka film
3/29-Lecture on Doubt and Belief- attributed to Pope Benedict XVI
Major points:
-New Myth: total meaninglessness, nothing means everything
-To be a Christian is connected to the Clown Story from the HW, no one cares anymore
-The question of if Christianity should look modern was raised, every on has doubt in
common ---> it is our common ground, God=love
*Connection/Summary: Lecture presents some of the challenges Christianity faces, challenges of being Christian, and common ground of all peoples. Connects atheists, Christians, and those of other religions in that we all have doubt, no matter what faith we choose to believe in.
3/31- Lecture on Jesus, The Encounter (Encounter and Response)
Major Points:
Intro:
-To enjoy the beauty of a stain glass window, it must be viewed from within
-Mr. GKC was an atheist but became catholic---> related to his boat trip taking off from England, getting lost, and unknowingly landing back on England
Main Lecture:
-1. Christianity is an encounter with a person, not choice or idea
-2. Pope says Jesus has brought God who is going to be with you
-3. Christianity is unique in that A). God is flesh and B). God is a Trinity in one being. God loves us.
-4. In the Old Testament, people are scared of God, he becomes flesh so that he is powerless and one is more likely to love him.
-5. Guardini says~ "with any great love, everything becomes an event of that love."
*Connection/ Summary- Christianity is unique in that it is an encounter with a person who has become flesh to gain your love and share the love of the Trinity. This is justification for the existence of Christianity as well as explanation of the basic tenets of the belief in how they relate to the believer. This also sets Christianity and the other religions apart in that the Christian God is willing to become weak, and sacrifice himself for the betterment of humanity, whereas in other religions one might simply fear the associated god(s).
4/13- Lecture on Truth and Charity
Major Points:
Intro:
-Speaking the truth is charity, God is the source of truth, Jesus is the truth made flesh.
I. What is truth?
-Philosophy is using your ability to find the truth
-Theology is the truth of God, revealed by God
-Philosophy can't answer the question b/c you can't manipulate reality
-truth is reality
II. Reason
-It is necessary to recognize God, God is reasonable, you need reason to communicate.
III.
-Science can purify religion of superstition, while religion can purify science of the absolute.
-reality can only be answered through experience
-God is real
Conclusion:
-love alone is credible, nothing else convinces us, God is love
-Truth and Charity
*Connection/Summary: the pursuit of both philosophy, science and theology, religion is beneficial to all parties, because they all provide something the others lack. God is reasonable, communicates through reason. God is love, God is real- because experience answers reality, the reality is only love is credible, God is love----> God is real.
4/15- Lecture on the reading 1st Cause-
Major Points:
Intro to the Intro:
-Cruelty can ruin a person, you can't make them good, but you can make them bad
Intro:
-Archbishop Fulton John Sheen said ~~people hate what they think is the Catholic Church not what its actually is, which is a significant difference
-All truths lead to God
-St. Augustine~~ humans are made for God, they have a longing for him
Main:
-All seek God, but this bond can be forgotten, ignored, rejected
-reasons for this: World is full of evil; Religious indifference; shame; scandalized by the action of the believers
*Connections/Summary: These are the reasons for breaking the bond with God, many of these are also causes of the the Catholic Churches problems. In response to what the Archbishop said- institutions are judged by how they present themselves, not what there meant to be, i.e people judge companies and institutions based on it's actions not it's mission statement.
4/19: No Lecture, watched Sophie Scholl
4/21: No Lecture, watched Sophie Scholl
4/23: Lecture on Reason, Revelation, Faith (Faith)-
Major Points:
-Christianity: God loves but has a human face, it is all mystical
Sonship:
-reason-why you trust him
-revelation-only learned from him
-faith-trust in what he says
1. everything has a reason for itself
2. We don't believe in a pop theory (spontaneous generation)
3.When something appears, there is always an effect.
-God is one person in three persons; love, the trinity
-trinity and incarnation doctrines make Christianity unique
-Christians have to live up to the family name of the trinity
-God is Love
*Connections/Summary: If there is a reason for everything, then god exists. Sonship consists of reason, revelation, faith. God is love, he has a human face.The trinity is a family, and as such generate the love of a family, Christians are included in that love.
4/27: Lecture on God is Love.
-God=Love
4/29: The Cross (
Major Points:
-Christ is not a good man, he is either God or a bad man
-If you remove suffering from the world, you also remove the happiness of not suffering
-sin is the rejection of love
-evil is a choice, it is like a parasites
-------------------------------------------------------------WARNING: the above might be the 4/27 lecture and below is the continuation on 4/29:
- The cross gives birth to the Church
-typology- the old is revealed in the new and the new is hidden in the old
-Cross--> Church
-Adam --> Eve
-Jesus--> Church
- Why?^ - to convince of of his love
- God--> Encounter--> Father--> Holy Spirit--> Sacraments-->Church-->Son---> Father
Cross: Mother --> Child, death, Christ
-Jesus doesn't take away suffering, he fills it with his presence
*Connection/ Summary: Sin is a rejection of God. Jesus is God or bad, not good. Christians believe the old testament shows the new testament and vice versa, hence mutual support. The Cross is to the Church as Adam is to Eve, because there was a Cross and because Jesus, there is a Church.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What follows is the lectures on the Church, because of multiple reason, it is more akin to one large continued lecture, instead of smaller lectures. I will try to break them up according to their most probable date.
5/3: The Church Pt.1 (Theology):
-"He who doesn't have the Church as his mother, can't have God as his father."
-What makes a Christian: Baptism
-Christ: Intimate Friendship, it is a constant encounter with a person
-Creed: Beliefs arising from experiencing this encounter
-Church: Community of Friends
-Love
-WARNING: this lecture is now continued on the date 5/5, which the website indicates i
-God: Destiny: Spiritual Perfection:
1. Allah--> Paradise--> 5 pillars, submit
2. Tao--> Harmony--> Wu-Wei
3. Lord--> Heaven--> Torah
4.Trinity--> Heaven- Communion--> Love
5.Brahmin-->Moksha--> Darma
6. Anatta--> Nirvana--> 8 Fold Path/Darma
7. Matter--> Grave--> Whatever you want
-WARNING: my notes indicate that this next section is from 5/7, the website indicate that this is
-Christ established the Historical Church
-Catholic Church asserts that she is the Historical Church
-Many elements of truth in other Christian Communities
-All Christians are united: Christ--> Baptism, History, Community
-For Catholics only one legitimate baptism in any Christian religion is needed to be Catholic
-Western and Eastern differences in selebrating the same sacraments.
-WARNING: my notes indicate that this next section is from 5/11, which the website indicates that it is:
My notes title this section as "Broken"
-With sin there is division
-at the very beginning the Church has problems, centuries later, these problems split the Church apart
-Division Caused by sin:
-Dispute
-Dissent
-Schism
-Heresy
-Apostasy
Division in History:
- 400's AD: Church of the East (Prussia) is created
-Monophysitc Churches- Coptic, Syrian, Ehtiopian--> these are considered Oriental Orthodox churches.
-Schism between East and West in 1054
-Catholics West vs. Orthodox East
-Everything is the same except the role of the Pope
-"Reformation" in the Catholic Church 1500's
-Protestants vs. Catholics
-2 or 7 sacraments, scripture only
-No such thing as the Roman Catholic Church only the Catholic Church
This Section is titled "Ecumenism" in my notes
-Ecumenism means- to be one
-Jesus- "May they be one, like you and I are one."
-Pope is elder bishop not king
-Rome--> Constantinople, Third Rome
-What is need for Ecumenism: A permanent renewal, conversion of heart
-only Christ can unite the Church
*Connection/Summary for dates 5/3-5/11: One legitimate baptism is enough for Catholics, the Church is a community in which people have an intimate friendship with Christ. All religions have their own view of the destiny of humans and the path of spiritual perfection, for Christianity the path is love and the destination is Heaven through communion with God. Catholicism claims to be the Historical Church established by Christ, and has differences on the celebration of the sacraments when compared to Eastern Christianity. Division is caused by sin, there are many different types of division that eventually split the Church multiple times. Ecumenism means to be one, which is what Jesus wanted the Church to be. This is the basic foundation of the Church, and the causes for its divisions, what the Catholic Church stands for and what it claims to be. This is important because the Catholic Church is at the heart of Catholic Christianity and is the spawn of most other sects of Christians and is therefore integral in the unit of Christianity.
5/13: No lecture, watched "In America"
5/17: No lecture, we took the test on Christianity.
5/19: No lecture, projects are presented
5/24: No lecture, projects are presented
5/26: No lecture, final review for test
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