THEO3470 Lecture 2: Lecture 2
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Express a societies" emotion or a personal emotion. There is/are a commonly understood action/ssometimes with a universal understanding. These rituals often use signs and symbols. These rituals use signs and symbols not words to convey. These signs and symbols can use the senses/the body/the person something important. Signsobjects/actions that become the bearers of meaning. Actions using signs and symbols, that express communal meaning. Actions that become the bearers of meaning. Ritual language: sight, sound, action, gestures, colour, music, active participation. Revelation: revelare to life the veil, disclose or uncover. Revelation is the self communication/self disclosure of god: process which god initiates, we are able to accept and recognise, creator god getting in touch with us. Revelation, or the unveiling of god, occurs in nature itself, in historical events, through the words and activities of special individuals communities. (mcbrien) Revelation through jesus christ revelation through scripture revelation through the church.
