Home > Flashcards > Religious Studies > world religions

Details Title: world religions Description: chapter 1 Total Flash Cards: 34 Created: 04/01/2005 16:35:14	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term agnosticism Definition Literally meaning "not know"; the position that holds that the existence of God cannot be proven. Term animism Definition From the Latin anima, meaning "spirit," "soul," life-force"; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of as being fille with spirit or spirits. Term atheism Definition Literally meaning "not God"; the position that holds that there is no God or gods. Term dualism Definition The belief that reality is made of two different priciples (spirit and matter); the belief in two gods (good and evil) in conflict. Term immanent Definition existing and operating within nature. Term monotheism Definition The belief in one God. Term nontheism Definition a position that is unconcerned with the supernatural, not asserting or denying the existence of any deity. Term pantheism Definition The belief that everything in the universe is divine. Term polytheism Definition The belief in many gods. Term transcendent Definition Not limited by the physical world. Term Other than the ordinary, the ____ is sometimes expressed or experienced in certain objects, actions, or places. Definition sacred Term A syynonym for a belief system, a ___ implies several beliefs fitting together into a fairly complete and systematic interpretation of the universe and humanity's place in it. Definition worldview Term A ___ is something fairly concrete and ordinary that can represent and help human beings intensely experience something of greater complexity. Definition symbol Term The word religion is usually interpreted by scholars to mean... Definition reconnecting Term Beliefs enacted and made real through ceremonies, certain objects, or specialized locations or buildings define the characteristic of... Definition ritual Term Familiar term for the sacred reality, particularly in the Western world. Definition God Term Many scholars think that religious symbols... Definition point to some structure that underlines all religions. Term A state of original purity, a battle to fight disorder, a sacrificial death are examples of... Definition symbolic stories of transformation Term One of the three orientations of religions, focusing, on rituals and ceremonies as the path to salvation. Definition sacramental Term The orientation that seeks union with a reality greater than oneself. Definition mystical Term The orientation that sresses contact with the sacred by proper belief and by adherence to moral rules. Definition prophetic Term Religions that emphasize a creation and a history that is limited and unrepeatable conceive time as... Definition linear Term Religions that are inclusive frequently... Definition admit many types of beliefs and practices and sress social harmony. Term The female diving is sometimes symbolized by... Definition eggs and spirals Term This common approach to religion stresses following reason rather than religious authority and tries to fit into a systematic whole. Definition philosophy Term Methodology Definition observe, describe, compare, contrast cultural phenomena especialy as it pertains to religions and religious movements. Term Approaches to religion Definition historical/cultural social/pratical philosophical/theological personal Term Religion= Definition identity and relationship Term Religion deals with what identity-forming questions? Definition Who am I? Why am I? What do I do? Term Religion is relationship-guiding of defining. Simply put_____ Definition How do we relate to the other? Term boundary questions Definition identity, meaning, purpose Term Rites of passage Definition birth, death, suffering, adulthood, marriage, love, tragedy, etc Term Religion dictates how we relate to the other. The other being Definition God, nature, other human beings, other cultures, death, suffering, change, rites of passage. Term Pervasiveness of religious experience Definition All people ask boundary questions at least during the Rites of Passage.