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Name: Natalie Stillwagon Comprehension Questions 7 Directions: After completing all assigned readings, please answer the following questions in complete and well-organized paragraphs of 3-5 sentences. Each question is worth 8 points and your work will be assessed based on the correctness and quality of your answer. 1. Describe three of the differences among the first Christian communities. What factors contributes to these differences? The Jesus Movement is one of the differences among the first Christian communities. The first Christian communities lacked the formal structure of an institutionalized religion. They were called the “Jesus movement” because they coalesced around people who had known Jesus in the flesh, and also people who have learned the faith from those who knew Jesus. The initial followers of Jesus would have been Palestinian Jews. Hellenistic and Roman Christianity is another difference among Christian communities. This was a Greek shift in the Jesus movement. It is noticeable in the language that late-first- century Christians began using to describe Jesus, as well as in doctrinal debates that flourished in subsequent centuries. An example would be the advance in nonbiblical terminology to describe the Trinity Finally, diverse attitudes toward women is another difference in Christian communities. The Jesus Movement transformed social structures. As the movement dissolved, certain social and class division among people, providing new space and status for persons once confined to the margins of religious and social participation. 2. Why are there so many Protestant churches? What are some of the major points of disagreement between these churches? Many protestant denominations originated in the time of the Reformation, but many others are more recent expressions resulting either from further church schism or simply from newfound inspirations or movements. Each group has its own structure, statement of faith, practice for ordaining or recognizing leadership, worship models, understandings of scripture, and more. Christian communities’ debate whether some of these are “churches” or “cults.” This creates a lot of tension within Christian churches over doctrine, leadership, spirituality, organization, and practice. 3. Describe the ecumenical movement. List and describe two of the obstacles to unity. What might be some effective strategies for advancing unity? The dialogue between one or more denominations of the same religion, in Christianity, is referred to as ecumenism or the ecumenical movement. The goals of the movement

are striving for full communion. Others just want better relationships between Christian denominations. The obstacles to unity would be the constant debate among Christian denominations about spirituality, organization, doctrine, etc. Some strategies to advance unity would be to increase the amount of intrareligious dialogue. 4. What is the difference between interreligious and intrareligious dialogue? Interreligious dialogue is dialogue between one or more different religions. For example, Christianity and Hinduism intertwining practices and learning about each other’s beliefs. Intrareligious dialogue is the dialogue between one or more denominations of the same religions. For example, a meeting between a Baptist and a Lutheran church. 5. Compare and contrast the inclusive, exclusive, and pluralistic approaches to interreligious dialogue. Exclusivism rejects the possibility that God’s revelation could exist outside the Christian faith and consequently does not see a need for theological dialogue with other faith traditions. This point of view is uncomplicated in that it simply does not acknowledge other traditions in the discernment of its own truth and claims. On the opposite end, the inclusivist view would claim that Christ is the only means of salvation, but explicit faith in Christ is not necessary. A sincere faith in God, in accord with any religious tradition, is sufficient in the eyes of God. And in the pluralism view, no single religion is completely adequate for explaining God’s being and relationship to the world. All religions can coexist, just as different languages coexist.

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