Chapter 6

Question 1

atheism

Answer 1

a belief that God does not exist

Question 2

agnosticism

Answer 2

belief that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven empirically

Question 3

universalizing religion

Answer 3

a religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular location

Question 4

ethnic religion

Answer 4

religion with a concentrated distribution whose principles are based on physical characteristics of a location

Question 5

congregation

Answer 5

a local assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship

Question 6

denomination

Answer 6

a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body

Question 7

branch

Answer 7

a large and fundamental division within a religion

Question 8

syncretic

Answer 8

they combine several traditions

Question 9

monotheism

Answer 9

the belief that there is only one God; Judaism was the first

Question 10

polytheism

Answer 10

belief or worship in more than one God

Question 11

missionaries

Answer 11

an individual who helps diffuse a universalizing religion

Question 12

pilgrimage

Answer 12

a journey to a place considered sacred

Question 13

fundamentalism

Answer 13

a literal interpretation and a strict adherence to a basic principles of a religion