| A | B |
|---|
| Heresy | Beliefs contrary to some basic aspects of the faith |
| Schism | break in the membership of the church |
| Gnosticism | denied humanity of Jesus |
| Arianism | denied divinity of Jesus |
| Manichaeism | believed in 2 gods: one was good and one was evil, therfor no one was responsible for their sins |
| Nicene Creed | incorporated Jesus' divinity and humanity |
| Athanasius | deacon at the Council of Nicea, opposed Arianism |
| Monasticism | lived alone of their pursuit to holiness |
| Donatism | leads to first schism denial of ones faith could never be forgiven |
| Pelagians | God's help was not needed in achieving salvation |
| original sin | inherited tendancy to sin |
| iconoclast controversy | A Byzantine decided devotion to any icons-- crucifixes, statues, paintings and mosiacs--was actually idolatry |
| indulgences | sin were forgiven or punishment in the afterlife lifted after paying a fee |
| Albigensians | saw all things material including the human body as bad |
| Papal Inquisition | begun in 1232 by Pope Gregory IX |
| Great Papal Schism | time in church history when there were 3 popes |
| conciliarism | Effort to recognize general church councils as having more authority over the church than the pope. |
| Ferdinand and Isabella | Rulers of Spain when papal power was weak, and the monarchs strong. Started the Spanish Inquisition. |
| Urban VI | hot tempered pope that made changes, and turned people against him |
| Martin V | The Great Papal Schism was ended when he was elected one and only pope. |
