Chapter 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

cosmology

Answer 1

“The understanding of the nature of the universe.”

Question 2

empathy

Answer 2

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

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Question 3

ethics

Answer 3

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

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Question 4

faith

Answer 4

e“xperience of the divine or holy presence, sometimes involving intellectual belief and sometimes emphasizing personal trust.”

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Question 5

monotheism

Answer 5

“The belief in only one god.”

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Question 6

mysticism

Answer 6

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

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Question 7

myth

Answer 7

“A story (often recorded in scripture) that tends to an­swer questions of origins and serves as a source of sacred truth.
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Question 8

pantheism

Answer 8

“he belief that the divine reality exists in everything.”

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Question 9

polytheism

Answer 9

“The belief in many gods.”

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Question 10

revelation

Answer 10

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

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Question 11

ritual

Answer 11

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

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Question 12

transcendence

Answer 12

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

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