First Test Flashcards
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Ethnography
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the study of human beings living in communities
2
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Exegesis
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to interpret/to create an interpretation
3
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Monograph
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scholarly writing/study of a specific topic
4
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World Religions
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Near-Eastern: Judaism Christianity Islam Far-Eastern: Buddhism Hinduism (oldest) Jainism Taoism Confucianism Shinto
5
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Agnostics
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doubt existence of God
6
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Atheists
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deny existence of God
7
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Mormonism
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
fastest growing religion
8
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Christian Denominations
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Roman Catholicism
Eastern Christianity/Orthodox
Protestantism
9
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Eastern Christianity Divisions
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Separated Eastern Christian Churches (not under Pope) Eastern Orthodox (1054 C.E, split because of Pope) Uniate Christians (follow Pope)
10
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Protestant Divisions
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Episcopal Baptist Methodist Lutheran Presbyterian Quakers Amish Mennonites
11
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Denomination
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divisions in Christianity
12
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Rite
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liturgy/mass
13
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Cleric
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priest
14
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Periods of Reformation
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- Lutheran: Martin Luther in Germany
- Reformed/Swiss/Calvinist: Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin in Zurich/Geneva, Switzerland
- English/Anglican/Tudor: King Henry VIII in England
- Radical: Menno Simmons so there was no connection between Church and State; created Mennonites
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Heliocentric
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sun-centered