Final Flashcards

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Who is the founder of Mormonism

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Founder: Joseph Smith, Jr.

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Mormonism has how many followers?

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Following: Approximately 12.2 million followers

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3
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Mormon Source of Authority:

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Book of Mormon

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4
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Founder of Christian science

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Founder: Mary Ann Morse Baker Glover Patterson Eddy in 1879

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5
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Christian Science Source of Authority:

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The Bible and Mrs. Eddy's writings:
Science and health, 
Manual of mother Church, 
The Christian Science Journal, and 
Christian Science Sential
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6
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Mormonism is aka

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Officially known as the Church of Jesus of Latter-day Saints

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7
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Christian Science believe about Jesus

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They believe “Christ” means perfection, not the Anointed One and His anointing, which is referring to a person.

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Christian Science believe about heaven/hell

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Hell is “mortal belief” and no final judgement awaits mortals

Death is an illusion

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9
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Unity church founders

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Founders: Charles and Myrtle Fillmore

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10
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Unity stresses 2 things

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They stress material and worldy happiness

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Unity believes about God

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God

Stems from Gnosticism: A system of belief which believes knowledge is secret and is only attainable by a select few.

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12
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Hinduism Founder:

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Unknown

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Hinduism followers:

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950 million world wide

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14
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Largest religions order

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  1. Christianity
  2. Islam
  3. Hinduism
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15
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Manu the FIRST MAN IN HINDU is believed to be

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sacred

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16
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How many gods do Hindus have

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330 million gods)

17
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Karma

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literally means action and refers to a person’s actions, and the consequences of those actions

18
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4 Cast systems (highest to lowest) Divinely inspired

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Brahmins - came from Manu’s head
Kshatriyas - came from Manu’s arms
Vaisyas - came from Manu’s thighs
Sudras - came from Manu’s feet

19
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Hindus can achieve salvation in 3 ways

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The way of Works (karma maraga)
The way of Knowledge (Jnana Marga)
The way of Devotion (Bhakti Marga)

20
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The Hindus the path of salvation is through religious duties

it consists of

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prescribed ceremonies, duties, and religious rights

21
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Hinduism embraces all other religions as a way to

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reach the ultimate truth

22
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Hindu gave birth to:

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Jainism and Buddhism

23
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Buddhism see ______ rather than ___ as the roadblock to salvation

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Buddhism see ignorance rather than sin as the roadblock to salvation

24
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The Buddhists doctrine can be summed up in Four Noble Truths:

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Life is basically suffering

the origin of the suffering lies in carving or grasping for life

The cessation of suffering is possible through the cessation of craving

The way to cease craving and so attain escape from continual rebirth is by following the Buddhist “Eighfold Path”

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Buddhist and eternal life

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A key concept in Buddhism is Nirvana.

This is the highest spiritual plane a person can attain according to the Buddhist.

26
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Jainism is A religion of

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legalism

27
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Jainism believe that salvation

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Attained through the path of rigid self-denial, which included renunciation of such practices as:
killing living things
lying
greed
sexual pleasure
worldly attachments
28
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There is no freedom in this religion, only rules

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Jainism

29
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The word “Islam” is a found formed from the Arabic verb meaning

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to submit, surrender, or commit oneself.

30
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Islam 5 articles of faith

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God 
Angels
Scripture 
Prophets
Judgements
31
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5 pillars of Islam

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The creed
Prayer
Alms giving
Fasting
Pilgrimage
32
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6th pillar of Islam is

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gihad

33
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IslamFounder:

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Muhammad