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What is the catholic approach to religious pluralism

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All religions are distinct, no one is greater than the other
Jesus is the only way to god directly

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What do Christians believe about god

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There is one and one mediator between god and humankind

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7 dimensions of religion

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Experiential, mythic doctrinal, ethical, ritual, social, material

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All religions begin with a

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Mystery

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Basic elements of a religious tradition

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Doctrines, sacred stories, rituals

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Non theistic religion

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Does not believe in a personal god, gods

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Primal religions tend to be the traditions of who

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Tribal people and nonliterate people

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What do the aborigines believe about the spiritual essence of their ancestors

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Remains in various symbols they left behind and it resides in each individual

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Monism

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All reality is ultimately one

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Brahman

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Eternal essence of reality

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What does Krishna compare reincarnation to

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Getting undressed at night and putting on a different set of clothes in the morning

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Shiva

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Hindu god known for destruction and worshipped by millions

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Avatars of Vishnu

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Krishna, Rama

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Sannyasin

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Wandering ascetic, and 4th and highest state of life

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14
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How many gods and goddesses to Hindus believe in

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330 million

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Who was Buddha

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A man

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What was Siddhartha Gautama born into

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Luxury

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What did the ascetic of the four passing sighs pill Gautama with

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Hope

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When did Gautama finally attain enlightenment

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When he discovered the four noble truths

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19
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Was Gautama the first Buddha

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No

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20
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What did Gautama discover when he looked deeply in himself

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Change

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What does the noble eightfold path set forth

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A life of ongoing moderation be practices

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The noble eightfold path

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Right views, right intentions, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right meditation

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Founder of Taoism and writer of the Tao teaching

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Lao tzu

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What is Tao

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The ultimate source of the universe, the principle order of the universe, and the way of nature

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Life and death in Taoism

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Two harmonies, parts of the same whole

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Synagogue

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A building of Jewish worship, learning, and festivities

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Moses

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Received the law at mount Sinai and is the torahs author

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Neti neti

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Not this not that

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The paschal mystery

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Jesus life death and resurrection

30
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What does Islam believe in w gods

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Monotheistic

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How many times a day are Muslims required to pray

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5

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What does fasting during Ramadan help Muslims do

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Focus attention on moral and religious concerns, gain insights in situations to less fortunate people,become more aware of their own mortality

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Who does the body belong to in Islam

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God

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Quran

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The primary sacred text for Muslims

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5 pillars of Islam

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Confession of faith, prayer, fasting, wealth sharing, pilgrimage

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Hajj

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Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Ka’ba

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Cubical structure in the courtyard of the great Mosque in Mecca

38
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Supreme virtue in Taoism

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Wu Wei, action less activity

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Umma

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Community of Muslims

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Nostra aetate

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Document written in Vatican 2 that opened the doors for Catholics to engage in conversation and discussion with our nonchristian brothers and sisters

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What do Jewish people believe about god

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He was directly involved in human history

42
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Yang

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Masculine

43
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Most primal religions believe that the boundaries between the human and the supernatural are

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Easily crossed over

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Buddhism holds that salvation must be won through

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Efforts of the human mind

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The middle way, Buddhism

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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

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Ching

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The power or virtue an individual acquires through living in harmony with Tao

47
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“Muslim”

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One who submits

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Who appeared to Muhammaed in a dream on the night of power and excellence

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The archangel Gabriel

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What do religions offer

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Responses to fundamental questions concerning human existence

50
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Is anyone who is spiritual also considered religious

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No

51
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Is monotheism the belief that the divine reality exists in everything

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No

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Pantheism

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The belief that god is in all

53
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Revelation is also known as

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The transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings

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Are aborigines the native people of Africa

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No

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Trickster figure

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A sort of mischievous supernatural being who tends to disrupt the normal course of life

56
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Mahatma Gandhis religions

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Became a Muslim and a Christian but remained Hindu throughout his life

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How do Jewish people revere gods name

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They don’t say it out of reverence

58
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How is the life of Gautama known

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Through legend more than verifiable fact

59
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What is one of the three jewels

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The Buddha

60
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What does Taoism emphasize

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The need to embrace the yin

61
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Can nirvana be understood

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Only when it is experienced

62
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What approach do Taoists believe a good leader takes

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A passive approach

63
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What is the worlds fastest growing and second largest religion

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Islam

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Who do Muslims trace their ancestry back to

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Abrahams son, Ishmael

65
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In Muslim tradition how many names are there for Allah

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99

66
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Compassion

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A type of religious experience characterized by union w the divine through inward contemplation

67
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From a Taoist perceptive what is the west oriented

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Yang

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