Glossary

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Aboriginal

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A person of Aboriginal or Torres Straight Island descent

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Adherent

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A person who subscribes to a belief or group

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Ancestor Spirits

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Spirits or guardians of family groups

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Anthropomorphism

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attribution of human characteristics of behaviour to a God, animal or object

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Atheist

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does not believe in God or religion

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BCE

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Before the common Era - Gregorian calendar

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CE

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Common Era or Christian era - a year after the birth of Christ

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Cosmology

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Ancient practice of using the universe to explain earthly concepts

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Creationism

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Supernatural acts of divine creation

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Culture

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customs and social behaviour of people and society

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Denomination

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a branch of the Christian church

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Divine

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God

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Dreaming

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Creation stories in Aboriginal culture

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Dynamic and Living

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The way that religions reinvent themselves to stay relevant. Interpretations of the scripture dictate values and beliefs which dictate practice

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Ethics

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moral principles

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Eco theology

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relationship between nature and religion

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Feminist theology

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reaction to the exclusion of women from religion

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Humanism

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Rejects divine and supernatural and embraces the power of the human

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Immanent

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Think of inherent - an attitude that you are born with

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Matrilineal

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following the mother’s line

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Monotheism

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Belief in one God

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Patriarchal

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Male at the head of the unit

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Polytheism

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More than one God

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Primal Religions

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practices of prehistoric groups

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Rite

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solemn ceremony or act

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Rites of passage

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events that mark the passage from one stage to another

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Ritual

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a sequence of words and practices

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Sacred

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connected with God and serves a religious purpose

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Spirituality

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A belief in higher powers

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Stewardship

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an obligation of care

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Supernatural

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belief in ghosts, spirits and other worldly events

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Totemism

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a system of belief where humans believe intervention with the spirit world is possible via a plant, animal, object

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Transcendent

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beyond the range of physical experience

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Variant

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a variation in form

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Worldview

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a collection of attitudes and values that inform our actions

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Worship

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expression of reverence and admiration