Modules 2-3 Flashcards

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religio

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to tie or bind

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religio meaning

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Tie or bind us to the divine; divine

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relegere

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obligation

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relegere meaning

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Obliged to care for something; heed something, or repeat a practice

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symbol

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any object or phenomenon from the sensory world

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what symbols do

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points to the Sacred; evokes participation that points to the Sacred

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bio-cultural symbols

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symbols from the natural world that are not human created; aspects of nature that stand as symbols

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sacred

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the holy
something worthy of awe and respect
places that are supposed to be treated with a great amount of care

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myth

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a story that is not necessarily factual, but conveys significant religious meaning

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ritual

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repeated practice or acted out pattern

an action that calls attention to something or someone foundational

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what rituals do

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brings practitioners into communion w/ the Sacred

opens up possibility for communication with the Sacred

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pilgrimage

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travel to a sacred place (either a built structure or a natural site or combination)

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cosmology

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description/explanation of universe often told in myth/story form

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cosmos

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universe

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cosmogony

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story of origins/beginnings (ex: Gensis; big bang)

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transcendence

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sacred/divine/Ultimate as existing BEYOND the material/phenomenal world

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immanence

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sacred/divine/Ultimate as existing WITHIN the material/phenomenal world

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monotheism

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belief in one god/God

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monism

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belief in oneness; an interconnected togetherness

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polytheism

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belief in many god/divine beings

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animism

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belief in spirits of ancestors & nature

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agnosticism

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belief that humans cannot know if God/divinity exists

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atheism

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belief there is no God or divinity in the universe

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religious ecology

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how religions conceive of Nature

what each religion teaches about humankind’s responsibility toward natural world

reinterpret various aspects of religions to emphasize elements that reveal inherent value of Earth & all creatures and how to be less anthropocentric

emphasizes what is sacred or of value about Earth

natural symbols “ground” & “orient” humans in Earth & greater cosmos

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ethics

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“norms of conduct” with regard to Nature’s inherent value

moral/spiritual force contributes to solutions to make things better

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eco; oikos

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house; home

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logy; logos

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word(s); rationality; logical thinking

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ecology

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study of how to live sustainably as part of our “Earth-home”

study of relationships

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1st principle of ecology

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everything is related to everything else

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habitat

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place wherein conditions are right for survival of a particular organism or species; if it is destroyed then organism has lost its’ ___

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interrelationality

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connections among organisms & their surrounding

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interdependence

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components depend on all other components & relationships comprising the Earth ecosystem

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loss of biodiversity

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clear-cutting forests
pesticides and herbicides
human overpopulation

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reductionism

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removing organisms from their natural environment to examine them in a lab, separately, often through method of dissection

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synergy

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two or more things interacting to create an effect that is greater than or more than could be predicted from examining each element in isolation

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intrinsic/inherent value

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nature’s value within itself

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instrumental value

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Nature’s value in terms of use

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biosphere

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the “living envelope” that surrounds & encompasses planet Earth