Term
|
Definition
| the reverence or worship of ancestors |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| religion with beliefs that everything in nature is alive with an invisible spirit that gives each thing in nature its living impulse and power |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| secondary texts not given by revelation but set forth by religious figures to be instructive for faith |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| writings that consist of the use of rational arguments in the defense of a particular faith tradition against skeptics and critics |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a cognitive affirmation or assertion that a given statement is true of that something is a matter of fact |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| text regarded by religious authorites as given by divine revelation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the class of trained religious professionals who perform religious rites for the people or on behalf of the people |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a line of reasoning to prove the extistence of God; comes in two forms:Everything that is set in motion by something else, and every effect has a cause |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a confession of faith that denies the claim that God works miracles by intervenig in the laws of nature |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a form of theism that denies the claim that God works miracles by inervening in the laws of nature |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an official and authoritative teaching that guides the faith and practice of the members of a particular religion |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a doctrine that is viewed as being above reproach and obligatory for believers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| norms or principles of virtue and characters that pertain to moral duties, obligations, and rights that prescribe how humans ought to treat one another, animals, and our environment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a belief that requires emotional commitment to invisible divine reality |
|
|
Term
| fundamentalist interpretation |
|
Definition
| a method of interpreting scripture that tends toward selectivity, inflexibility, intolerance, and literalism |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| people who interpret scripture in radically novel ways that appear to undermine the basic teachings of the orthodox |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a method for understanding the meaning of a text |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a method of interpreting scripture that uses a variety of methods and considers many forms of scripture, including myths, legends, parables, proverbs, to understand sacred texts |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| theory that postulates that the earliest form of religious practice consisted of the use of magic |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| belief that holds that all reality is of one kind of substance |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the doctrine of belief that there is only one God |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a method of interpretation that tries to uncover and unveil hidden teaching in sacred texts |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| people who, through prayer, fasting, and self-denial, seek union with God |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| story that uses religious language to discuss the gods and the interactions between gods and human beings |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| rules governing the proper or accepted performance of actions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an argument that infers the necessary existence of God from the idea of God |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| belief that holds that monotheism preceded polytheism |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| belief system that preserves the earliest historical belief and practices of the founder of their religion |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the view that there are many Gods |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| everything that is not sacred |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a person who speaks on behalf of God to the people |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| language that plumbs the depths of human experience to give linguistic expression to the mystery and paradox of the unutterable |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| objects that function similarly to metaphors in that they employ natural objects or artifacts to signify abstract concepts of metaphysical objects of religious faith |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| something beneficial given as recognition of praiseworthy and meritorious actions |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| rituals that celebrate important stages of human growth and development |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| prescribed and predictable patterns of worship |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| persons, places, animals, plants, or things that are viewed as holy or supernatural |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| texts that define the beliefs and worship of a deity or many deities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a holy man or woman of a primal religion that serves as intermediaries between the human world and the spirit world |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an attitude of doubt regarding any knowledge of a topic |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| theory that uses an analogy about the design and purpose of human made objects to explain the design and purpose in nature |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| belief system that maintains the general claim that God exist |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the rational attempt to solve the problem of evil or to justify God's existence in the face of human suffering |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| scholars who through their writings, teaching, and public speeches clarify the doctrines of a particular faith |
|
|
