Elements of Religion Flashcards
How many common features do most, if not all religions have?
13
What are the factors that affect Spiritual Development?
Facts, Opinions, Bias, Attitude and Prejudice
What is a Creed?
A system of beliefs that every religion adheres to.
What is a Code?
A system of moral lifestyles that people who adhere to a specific religion follow .
What is a Cult?
Rituals and worship by an individual or group of people.
Why are people religious?
There are three reasons:
- psychological needs
- social needs
- fundamental needs.
Religious Impulse…
Is an urge a human has to believe in something
Individual religions can be sub-divided into not how many groups
6: conservative, orthodox, traditional, middle-or-road (liberal), temporary, reform.
What is faith?
Is a system of religious belief, a belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion
Faith has two general implications either exclusive or mutual. What are they?
To trust and to believe
According to Ninian Smart there are 7 Dimensions of Religion. What are these dimensions?
Rituals; Narrative and Mythic; Experiential and Emotional; Social and Institutional; Ethical and Legal; Doctrinal and Philosophical; Material.
The majority of conflicts on this planet have started due to conflicts in religious beliefs. True or False?
True
What are the four rules of religious dialogue
- Respect the Faith and Religions of Others; 2. There is no Neutral Stance; 3. Accept the truth of Other Religions; 4. Accept the Importance of Religion
What is Multiculturalism?
A policy and law that recognizes and supports the diversity of a nation or province’s population, allowing multiple cultures to live side by side without compromising or abandoning their traditions and beliefs.
What is religious pluralism?
The co-existence of many religions in a society.