REL 1350 Study Guide - Final Guide: Catholic Bible, Thomas Helwys, Infant Baptism
Document Summary
10/20/4 roman catholicism from trent to vatican ii. Report criticized the state of the church. Rise of religious orders that seek to counter protestantism: jesuits (society of jesus) Against luther: human beings did not suffer from a terrified conscience but from a will that was not adequately bound to god. If people truly loved god, they would ideally want to serve him, but in actuality most people were confused about the love and the service. Against predestination: human will was not bound by divine action but clouded by human sin. Urged exercitants to enter into the world pictured in the gospels, and to relate to the scenes not only intellectually but affectively as well. Take catholic message all over the world. Missionary work both inside & outside of europe. Clarification of the theological issues separating catholics & The idea that we should use scripture alone and not the tradition of the church.
