Religious Studies - Keywords.

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Keywords for the Christianity section of religious studies. Section 1&2.
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Agnosticism Not being sure whether God exsists.
Atheism Believing God doesn't exist.
Conversion When your life is changed by giving yourself to God.
Free Will The idea that human beings are fee to make their own choices.
Miracle Something that seems to break the law of science, and makes you think only God could have done it.
Moral evil Actions done by humans which cause suffering.
Natural Evil Evil things which cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans. Eg. Natural Disasters
Numinous The feeling of a presence greater than your own.
Omni-Benevolent The belief that God is all good.
Omniscient The belief that God is all knowing.
Prayer An attempt to talk to God, usually through words.
Abortion The removal of a fetus from the womb before it can survive.
Assisted Suicide Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.
Euthanasia The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease.
Immortality of the soul The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
Near death experience When someone is about to die and has an out of body experience.
Non- Voluntary Euthanasia Ending someone's life painlessly when they're unable to ask, but having a good reason to do so.
Paranormal Unexplained things that are thought to have spiritual connections. Eg. Ghosts
Quality of Life The idea that life must have some benefits and therefore be worth living.
Reincarnation The idea that after the body dies, souls are reborn into a new body
Resurrection The belief that after the body stays in the grave till the world ends, then it is raised.
Sanctity of Life The belief that life is holy
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