Final Comparative Religion

Question 1

How does Christian Science attract followers?

Answer 1

by their claim of miraculous healings.

Question 2

What isthe source of authority for Christian Science?
How many followers do they have?
Who is the Founder?

Answer 2

The Bible and Mary Eddy’s writings. (Mary Eddy founder)

400,000 Worldwide

Question 3

What is the Unity known as?
How many followers?
Who is the founder?
Source of Authority?

Answer 3

The Unity School of Christianity
2 million worldwide
Charles and Myrtle Fillmore
Unity Magazine: Lessons in Truth and Metaphysical Bible Dictionary

Question 4

What does Christian Science believe about heaven and hell?

Answer 4

That they are mortal and no final judgment awaits mortals.

Question 5

Unity contradictions?

Answer 5

Basic Worldview stems from gnosticism

Question 6

Define gnoticism?

Answer 6

a system of belief that believes knowledge is secret; and only obtainable by a select few

Question 7

Define Hinduism

Answer 7

a religion during each successive birth the soul moves from one body to another and carries with it the Kharma from its previous existence.

Question 8

To improve another’s social condition would be doing what in Hinduism?

Answer 8

breaking the will or cycle of Khama in that person’s life

Question 9

How many gods in Hinduism and what is considered sacred?

Answer 9

330 million and the cow is considered sacred

Question 10

What are three levels of the (Salvation from) caste system and define them

Answer 10

1. Karma Marga: the way of works;
2. Jnana Marga: the way of knowledge
3. Bhakti Marga: the way of devotion

Question 11

The Jain religion began with what?

Answer 11

the original teachings of the Jain Scripture began with sermons by Mahvira; these sermons were taken and writen down by his disciples.

Question 12

Jainism how do you attain salvation?

Jainism is a what?

Answer 12

through a path of rigid self-denial: not killing stealing; greed, sexual pleasure and worldly attachments
reformation movement

Question 13

Confucianism
define it?
How many followers?

Answer 13

for thousands of years the teachings of Confucianism has affected the world’s population
it is not a religion int he sense of man relating to God; but it is an ethical system of beliefs teaching man how to get along with his fellow man
5-6 million followers

Question 14

Hindu founder?
How many Hindu’s
Hinduism does what?

Answer 14

Unknown
900 million; 3rd largest religion in the world
It embraces all other religions as a way to reach the same ultimate truth.

Question 15

Hindu God (false trinity)

Answer 15

Brahma: The creator
Vishnu: The sustainer
Shiva: The Destroyer

Question 16

What does Karma mean?

Answer 16

it literally means action and refers to a person’s actions and the consequences for those actions.

Question 17

What does Manu mean?

Answer 17

man or first man in Hinduism

Question 18

What is divinely in HInduism?

Answer 18

The Caste System is divinely inspired.

Question 19

Who is Buddhism’s founder?
How many followers?
Buddhism is what to Hinduism?

Answer 19

Siddhartha Gautama the Buddha or enlightened one
360 million
the most successful sect arising out of Hinduism.

Question 20

What are the three religions arising out of Hinudism

Answer 20

Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism

Question 21

Salvationin Buddhism?

Eternal life?

Answer 21

Ignorance rather than sin is the roadblock to salvation

Nirvana is the highest spiritual plane a person can obain

Question 22

What are the six ways of Confucianism?

Answer 22

Jen: humaness goodness benevolence and man to man receprocity
Chun Txu: is man at his best; true manhood; superior man
Cheng-Ming The rectification of names everyone must act his part
Te: power rule by virtuous example
Li: the idea standard of conduct
Wen: refers to the arts of peace (poetry music and art)

Question 23

Who is Taoism founder?
What does Tao mean?
What does TAo believe?

Answer 23

Lao-Tzu
the way or the path
mankind should live passively and avoid all aggressiveness in order to be in harmony with the TAO which is natural and sponstaneous

Question 24

The Concept of Tao is what?

Answer 24

yang positive; ying negative (elements) dualism

Question 25

Islam founder:
The Word Islam means:
Muslim means

Answer 25

Muhammad second largest religion
to submit surrender or commit oneself
one who submits or commits his life to god’s will

Question 26

Isam beliees that there is only one true God

Answer 26

Allah.

Question 27

Salvation

Answer 27

legalistic; earn salvation by keeping with the Articles of Faith and the Pillar of Faith; sin lack of obedience to Allah

Question 28

Authoritative doctrine for Islam is found in the

Answer 28

Qu’ran

Question 29

6th pillar of Islam is

Answer 29

Jihad: striving for god or Holy war guaranteed paradise; men are required to go to war when circumstances warrant and defend Islam against Infidels.

Question 30

What is second only to prayer in Islam?

Answer 30

Caring for and serving their parents.

Question 31

Who is the founder of the Nation of Islam

Answer 31

Wallace Fard Muhammad

Question 32

What does the Nation of Islam beleive?

Answer 32

That Allah came to Detroit on July 4, 1930 in the person of Master Fard Muhammad.

Question 33

What does the Nation of Islam teach about salavation?

Answer 33

It teaches salvation for black people lay in self knowledge; man can evolve to such a level until he become god.