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Philosophy of religon terms
various terms for phil. of religon
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
03/18/2009

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agnosticism
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lack of knowledge as to god existence.
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anthropomorphism
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god is able to take on human characteristics; Hinduism christian
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atheism
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denial of the existence of god
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belief
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strongly held conviction based upon rational process or personal experience
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Cult/Alternative Religion
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Separatist religious group utilizing psychological manipulation to maintain adherence.
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deism
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belief that god exists but has no intimate relationship with mankind; transcendent deity
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dualism
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there are two ultimate realities often expressed in a dichotomy between body and spirit
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ex nihilo
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creation out of 'nothing'
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hedonism
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the aim of life should be the pursuit of pleasure
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henotheism
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belief in many gods but restricted allegiance to one
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metaphysics
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[lit. "beyond the physical"] a general reference to the spiritual realm; study of the ultimate reality
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monism
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the metaphysical belief that reality is viewed as a whole
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monotheism
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belief in one god, common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
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mysticism
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belief that ultimate tructh cannot be attained through ordinary experience or intellectual pursuit but by non rational mystical intuition
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opinion
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statement based upon personally developed viewpoint
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panentheism
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god is in everything
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pantheism
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all is god(form of monism)
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polytheism
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belief in many gods (e.g. Hinduism, Egyptian, and Greco-Roman religion)
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Proselytism
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attempt to convert and individual from one faith to another
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sect
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breakaway body from a mainstream religious group
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secularism
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belief system supporting western philosophy and scientific methodology (may result in atheism)
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skepticism
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doubt concerning a particular religious concept or dogma
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soul
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the immaterial or spiritual part of the person, which survives bodily change (e.g. death)
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Superstition
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a belief , conception, act or practice resulting from ignorance or fear of the unknown(e.g., a broken mirror brings on seven years of bad luck)
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syncretism
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attempt to combine differing religious traditions
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Truth(absolute)
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that which corresponds to reality; the way things actually are
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utopia
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an ideal (perfect) society or state of being (e.g., heaven)
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Religion
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Binding agreement towards a lifestyle change- Latin root; belief in supernatural
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Zoomorphism
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God takes on animal characteristics
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