RELIG 380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Origins Game Fair

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIG 380
• Professor: Clifford Anne

Document Summary

Relig 380 - 1: motivations of acting justly & catholicism on sin and grace, important background question, what motivates people to choose to engage in action for justice, conscience (1) what causes your conscience to respond? (a) guilt. Why start with in sin and grace: personal sin is rarely totally private it has a social dimension because it impacts others - family, friends and even the broader society. Sin: a religious concept: religion (as applied to christianity) means being bound to the god revealed by. Jesus christ and to a community with shared beliefs about that god: sin is the term for breaking or weakening the bond one has with god, with members of the community, or with one"s truest self . Christy understands of sin are rich in symbolism: effective religious symbols give rise to thought. , contemplative reflection on religious symbols can foster new and deeper insights into god"s will and ways.