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| Literally meaning "not know"; the position that holds that the existence of God cannot be proven. |
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| 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. |
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| Literally meaning "not God"; the position that holds that there is no God or gods. |
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| The belief that reality is made of two different priciples (spirit and matter); the belief in two gods (good and evil) in conflict. |
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| existing and operating within nature. |
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| a position that is unconcerned with the supernatural, not asserting or denying the existence of any deity. |
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| The belief that everything in the universe is divine. |
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| Not limited by the physical world. |
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| Other than the ordinary, the ____ is sometimes expressed or experienced in certain objects, actions, or places. |
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| 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. |
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| A ___ is something fairly concrete and ordinary that can represent and help human beings intensely experience something of greater complexity. |
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| The word religion is usually interpreted by scholars to mean... |
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| Beliefs enacted and made real through ceremonies, certain objects, or specialized locations or buildings define the characteristic of... |
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| Familiar term for the sacred reality, particularly in the Western world. |
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| Many scholars think that religious symbols... |
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| point to some structure that underlines all religions. |
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| A state of original purity, a battle to fight disorder, a sacrificial death are examples of... |
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| symbolic stories of transformation |
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| One of the three orientations of religions, focusing, on rituals and ceremonies as the path to salvation. |
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| The orientation that seeks union with a reality greater than oneself. |
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| The orientation that sresses contact with the sacred by proper belief and by adherence to moral rules. |
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| Religions that emphasize a creation and a history that is limited and unrepeatable conceive time as... |
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| Religions that are inclusive frequently... |
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| admit many types of beliefs and practices and sress social harmony. |
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| The female diving is sometimes symbolized by... |
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| This common approach to religion stresses following reason rather than religious authority and tries to fit into a systematic whole. |
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| observe, describe, compare, contrast cultural phenomena especialy as it pertains to religions and religious movements. |
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historical/cultural
social/pratical
philosophical/theological
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| identity and relationship |
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| Religion deals with what identity-forming questions? |
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Who am I?
Why am I?
What do I do? |
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| Religion is relationship-guiding of defining. Simply put_____ |
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| How do we relate to the other? |
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| identity, meaning, purpose |
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| birth, death, suffering, adulthood, marriage, love, tragedy, etc |
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| Religion dictates how we relate to the other. The other being |
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| God, nature, other human beings, other cultures, death, suffering, change, rites of passage. |
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| Pervasiveness of religious experience |
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| All people ask boundary questions at least during the Rites of Passage. |
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