Chapter 1: Intro to World Religions

Question 1

The understanding of the nature of the universe

Answer 1

cosmology

Question 2

The capacity for seeing things from another’s perspective, an important methodological approach for studying religions.

Answer 2

empathy

Question 3

A dimension of religion that deals with how we are to act while living in the world.

Answer 3

ethics

Question 4

Experience of the divine or holy presence, sometimes involving intellectual belief and sometimes emphasizing personal trust.

Answer 4

faith

Question 5

The believe in only one god.

Answer 5

monotheism

Question 6

A category of religious experiences characterized by communing or uniting with the divine through inward contemplation.

Answer 6

mysticism

Question 7

A story (often recorded in scripture) that tends to answer questions of origins and serves as a source of sacred truth.

Answer 7

myth

Question 8

The belief that the divine reality exists in everything.

Answer 8

pantheism

Question 9

The belief in many gods.

Answer 9

polytheism

Question 10

The transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings, typically through myths or some form of religious experience.

Answer 10

revelation

Question 11

Formal worship practice, often based on the reenactment of a myth.

Answer 11

ritual

Question 12

The overcoming of the normal limitations imposed by the human condition, whether temporarily or abidingly.

Answer 12

transcendencs