Chapter 6 Flashcards
The belief that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
Agnosticism
The belief that object such as plants and stones are natural events like thunderstorms in earthquakes have a discrete spirit and conscious life
Animism
The belief that God does not exist
Atheism
Religion that does not have a Central 30 but shears ideas in cooperates informally
Autonomous religion
A large and fundamental division within a religion
Branch
 Set of beliefs concerning the origin of the universe
Cosmogony
A division of a branch that Unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
Denomination
Religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution who is principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location which is adherents are concentrated
Ethnic religion
Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion
Fundamentalism
Oh religion in which a central authority exercise a high degree of control
Hierarchal religion
A calendar with months that correspond to the cycles of the moon phases
Lunar calendar
A calendar with lunar months that are brought into alignment with the solar year through some process
Lunisolar calendar
The belief in one god
Monotheism
Journey to a place consider sacred for religious purposes
Pilgrimage
Belief in our worship of more than one god
Polytheism
A Calendar that relates to the season or a parent position of the sun in relation to the stars
Solar calendar
An astronomical event that happens twice a year when the tilt of the earths axis is most inclined towards or away from the sun cars in the suns apparent position in the sky to reach is northernmost or southern most extreme and resulting in the shortest and longest days of the year
Solstice
Combining several religious traditions
Syncretic
A religion that attempts to appeal to all people not just those living in a particular location
Universalizing religion
Community built around the ideal way of life often based on religion
Utopian settlement