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Term: **Revelation** refers to God's self-communication " Oh God you have made us for youself and our hearts are restless unless they rest in you. **liturgical** interpretation of faith in rituals and devotions. **pastoral** seeks understanding of Church life
 * theology ** the study of God, faith seeking understanding
 * St Augustine Quotes **
 * agnostic ** believes one cannot know wheter or not there is a God.
 * atheist **believes there is no God
 * deist **believes there is a God but is not involved, left after creation
 * Types of theology**:
 * moral** interpreting the impact of faith on behavior.
 * dogmatic ** study of the official teachings of the Church
 * spiritual ** focuses on the mind and heart.

Revelation occurs supremely in ** * Jesus Christ. **


 * Role of private revelation ** - our self communication with God, in which we accept or deny God in our lives (shown through the mysterious ways).


 * * We initaite our relationship with the Lord! **

**GOD AS:** Spirit - God as a spiritual being, not male or female. Omniscient - God is all knowing/all seeking. Omnipotent - God is all powerful (has no limits). Personal - We cannot fully understand God because we are all members of the human family (he made us to love, serve and be happy with others in his world).

1.Faith Formation- questioning faith 2.Deformation- struggling with faith 3.Transformation- faith grows stronger //-//This explains it is okay to question our faith and questioning faith can later lead to stronger faith.
 * Appropriateness of questioning our faith- **
 * __Process of Questioning Faith!__**