RELIGST 1B06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Moral Authority, Second Vatican Council, Transubstantiation

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 1B06
• Professor: Philippa Carter

Document Summary

Jan 7, 2016 - morality, authority & power. Council of trent/roman catholic reformation/counter reformation (1545- 1563)was the response to reform movements and the need to clarify ecclesiastical structure and church doctrines. It was a sweeping attempt at self-definition in order to bring greater cohesion and unity. The following dogmas were affirmed by this council: original sin, salvation by faith and works (rites/sacraments), transubstantiation, absolute authority of the pope. Vatican 2 was the next council like this. Some traditions have a clear hierarchy (roman catholicism) All human communities have recognized leaders who embody some kind of moral authority and often political legal authority as well. Wherever you find captains you also find the potential for mutinies. The jesus movement (c. 60) - jesus" teaching against the teachings of the time. The sunni/shi"a split (680) - division of muslims based on who should have succeeded mohammed. The great schism (1054) - the final split between catholicism and eastern.