Chapter 6 Flashcards
Agnosticism
The belief that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven empirically
Animism
The belief that objects. such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life
Atheism
The belief that God does not exist
Branch
A large and fundamental division within a religion
Congregation
A local assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship
Denomination
A division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations into a single legal and administrative body
Ethnic religions
A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated
Monotheism
The doctrine of or belief in the existence of only on God
Polytheism
Belief in or worship of more than one god
Syncretic
Combining several religious traditions
Universalizing Religion
A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location
Four biggest religions
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
3 Biggest Universalizing Religions
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
2 Biggest Ethnic Religions
Hinduism
Folk/ethnic religions
Where is Christianity
Europe, North America, and Latin America
Where is Islam
Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Southwest Asia, and North Africa
Where is Buddhism
East Asia
Where is Hinduism
South Asia
Where are most other religions
Clustered together
What religion is animism common in
African Traditional Folk Religions
Largest evangelical
Southern Baptist
Largest mainline
Methodist
Branches of Christianity
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthadox
Branches of Buddhism
Mahayana, Theravada, Vajrayana
Branches of Islam
Shiite, Sunni
- Does not require exclusive adherance
- founded by Siddartha Gautama
Buddhism
- Means submission to will of God
- Pakistan, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh
- population increasing
Islam
Religion diffused through
relocation diffusion
Where did Islam originate and where is it now? (Shiite vs. Sunni)
From Mecca
Sunni: Southwest and Southeast Asia, North Africa
Shiite: Azerbaijan, Bamain, Iran, Iraq
Where did Christianity originate and where is it now?
Bethlehem
North America, Latin America, Africa, Europe
Where did Judaism originate and where is it now?
Israel
Israel and USA
