Chapter 1-P

Question 1

Religion

Answer 1

the relationship between God and humans that results in a body of beliefs and a set of practices: creed, cult, and code; expressed through worship, service to God, and extension to all people and all creation

Question 2

Irreligion

Answer 2

a vice contrary to the virtue of religion that directs us away from what we owe to God in justice

Question 3

Secularism

Answer 3

an indifference to religion and a belief that religion should be excluded from civic affairs and public education

Question 4

Monotheistic

Answer 4

religions that believe there is only one God (The 3 greatest are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.)

Question 5

Polytheistic

Answer 5

religions that believe in the existence of many gods and goddesses

Question 6

Atheist

Answer 6

a person who denies the existence of God

Question 7

Agnosticism

Answer 7

the belief that God’s existence cannot be known

Question 8

Divine Revelation

Answer 8

the way God communicates knowledge of himself to humankind, a self-communication realized by His actions and words over time, most fully by His sending us His divine Son, Jesus Christ