Final Study Guide Flashcards
What is the catholic approach to religious pluralism
All religions are distinct, no one is greater than the other
Jesus is the only way to god directly
What do Christians believe about god
There is one and one mediator between god and humankind
7 dimensions of religion
Experiential, mythic doctrinal, ethical, ritual, social, material
All religions begin with a
Mystery
Basic elements of a religious tradition
Doctrines, sacred stories, rituals
Non theistic religion
Does not believe in a personal god, gods
Primal religions tend to be the traditions of who
Tribal people and nonliterate people
What do the aborigines believe about the spiritual essence of their ancestors
Remains in various symbols they left behind and it resides in each individual
Monism
All reality is ultimately one
Brahman
Eternal essence of reality
What does Krishna compare reincarnation to
Getting undressed at night and putting on a different set of clothes in the morning
Shiva
Hindu god known for destruction and worshipped by millions
Avatars of Vishnu
Krishna, Rama
Sannyasin
Wandering ascetic, and 4th and highest state of life
How many gods and goddesses to Hindus believe in
330 million
Who was Buddha
A man
What was Siddhartha Gautama born into
Luxury
What did the ascetic of the four passing sighs pill Gautama with
Hope
When did Gautama finally attain enlightenment
When he discovered the four noble truths
Was Gautama the first Buddha
No
What did Gautama discover when he looked deeply in himself
Change
What does the noble eightfold path set forth
A life of ongoing moderation be practices
The noble eightfold path
Right views, right intentions, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right meditation
Founder of Taoism and writer of the Tao teaching
Lao tzu
What is Tao
The ultimate source of the universe, the principle order of the universe, and the way of nature
Life and death in Taoism
Two harmonies, parts of the same whole
Synagogue
A building of Jewish worship, learning, and festivities
Moses
Received the law at mount Sinai and is the torahs author
Neti neti
Not this not that
The paschal mystery
Jesus life death and resurrection
What does Islam believe in w gods
Monotheistic
How many times a day are Muslims required to pray
5
What does fasting during Ramadan help Muslims do
Focus attention on moral and religious concerns, gain insights in situations to less fortunate people,become more aware of their own mortality
Who does the body belong to in Islam
God
Quran
The primary sacred text for Muslims
5 pillars of Islam
Confession of faith, prayer, fasting, wealth sharing, pilgrimage
Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Ka’ba
Cubical structure in the courtyard of the great Mosque in Mecca
Supreme virtue in Taoism
Wu Wei, action less activity
Umma
Community of Muslims
Nostra aetate
Document written in Vatican 2 that opened the doors for Catholics to engage in conversation and discussion with our nonchristian brothers and sisters
What do Jewish people believe about god
He was directly involved in human history
Yang
Masculine
Most primal religions believe that the boundaries between the human and the supernatural are
Easily crossed over
Buddhism holds that salvation must be won through
Efforts of the human mind
The middle way, Buddhism
A basic Buddhist teaching that rejects both pleasures of sensual indulgence and self denial of asceticism, instead focusing on a practical approach to spiritual attainment
Ching
The power or virtue an individual acquires through living in harmony with Tao
“Muslim”
One who submits
Who appeared to Muhammaed in a dream on the night of power and excellence
The archangel Gabriel
What do religions offer
Responses to fundamental questions concerning human existence
Is anyone who is spiritual also considered religious
No
Is monotheism the belief that the divine reality exists in everything
No
Pantheism
The belief that god is in all
Revelation is also known as
The transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings
Are aborigines the native people of Africa
No
Trickster figure
A sort of mischievous supernatural being who tends to disrupt the normal course of life
Mahatma Gandhis religions
Became a Muslim and a Christian but remained Hindu throughout his life
How do Jewish people revere gods name
They don’t say it out of reverence
How is the life of Gautama known
Through legend more than verifiable fact
What is one of the three jewels
The Buddha
What does Taoism emphasize
The need to embrace the yin
Can nirvana be understood
Only when it is experienced
What approach do Taoists believe a good leader takes
A passive approach
What is the worlds fastest growing and second largest religion
Islam
Who do Muslims trace their ancestry back to
Abrahams son, Ishmael
In Muslim tradition how many names are there for Allah
99
Compassion
A type of religious experience characterized by union w the divine through inward contemplation
From a Taoist perceptive what is the west oriented
Yang
