Glossary
God’s good creation), but that no part of human nature is free from the evil
of sin and the corrupting effect it has on God’s good creation. (See Dordt,
Synod of.)tradition: From a Latin verb meaning “to hand down,” this term originally
referred to the teaching of the apostles as handed down in the churches
they founded. Later it came to be paired (and sometimes contrasted) with
scripture, which contains the written record of apostolic teaching.transcendence: From a Latin verb meaning “to go beyond,” modern
theologians use this term to describe God’s being beyond the natural world.Trans¿ guration: Name for the event narrated in the Synoptic Gospels in
which Jesus is trans¿ gured or transformed by a glorious light (in Matthew
17, Mark 9, and Luke 9), which the Eastern Orthodox tradition regards as the
uncreated and beatifying light of the divine energies.transubstantiation: Roman Catholic doctrine, developed in the 13th century,
that explains the eucharistic change of bread and wine into the body and
blood of Christ as a change of substance but not of accidents, so that the
substance of Christ’s body and blood is present under the appearance of
bread and wine.transverberation: From a Latin term meaning “to pierce all the way
through,” this was a visionary experience Theresa of Avila had, in which an
angel pierced her heart several times with a long golden spear tipped with
¿ re, setting her heart aÀ ame with a love of God both painful and sweet.Trent, Council of: The council of Roman Catholic bishops meeting in the
city of Trent (on the border of Austria and Italy) with interruptions during
nearly two decades (1543–1547, 1551–1553, 1562–1563), that formulated
the de¿ nitive Roman Catholic response to Protestantism, as well as initiated
reforms in the Roman Catholic church itself.Tridentine: Having to do with the Council of Trent (taken from the Latin
form of the name of the city of Trent).