aesthetic
concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
ascription
assigning to a cause or source
catacomb
an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
didactic
instructive (especially excessively)
disavow
refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with
dreary
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
Gnosticism
a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
grandeur
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
heresy
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
imperial
relating to or associated with an empire
liturgy
a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
mysticism
a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
orthodoxy
the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
polemic
a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
polemics
the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
polity
the form of government of a social organization
praetor
an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
pragmatic
concerned with practical matters
praxis
translating an idea into action
propagation
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Sophist
any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects
soteriology
the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency
synthesis
the combination of ideas into a complex whole
theist
one who believes in the existence of a god or gods
totalitarian
characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control
vicarious
experienced at secondhand
pg23
The vicarious death and resurrection of Christ.
