diff kinds of belief systems/worldviews

Question 1

There is no real distinction between god and the universe

Answer 1

Monism

Question 2

The belief and worship of many gods

Answer 2

Polytheism

Question 3

The doctrine or belief in one supreme god

Answer 3

Monotheism/Theism

Question 4

Disbelief in or denial of the existence of a personal god

Answer 4

Atheism

Question 5

God cannot be known

Answer 5

Agnosticism

Question 6

What are the modern day examples of monotheistic religions?

Answer 6

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Question 7

May be defined as “an organized systems of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods”

Answer 7

Religion

Question 8

Refers to “Something done with overanxious or scrupulous attention to detail”

Answer 8

The latin word “Religio”

Question 9

“To tie together, to bind fast.”

Answer 9

The latin verb “Religare”

Question 10

Characteristics of Religions

Answer 10

• Belief in a deity’s relationship with the world
• Belief in a deity
• Ways to worship a deity
• Rules followed as a result of beliefs
• Places and people believed to be holy and sacred

Question 11

Where did the word spirituality come from?

Answer 11

It is derived from the Latin word “spiritus” its verb root is SPIRARE which means “to breathe”

Question 12

It is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

Answer 12

Geography

Question 13

Is a word for the ‘way of life’ of groups of people, meaning the way they do things, the outlook, attitudes, values, morals, goals, and customs shared by a society.

Answer 13

Culture