Nature of Religion

Question 1

What is a transcendent worldview?

Answer 1

• Beyond the human experience
• Allows humans to move beyond their earthly concerns to heavenly or spiritual matters
• Example, Semitic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) God is revealed to humankind beyond the human spirit

Question 2

Give an example of a transcendent worldview

Answer 2

• Muslims believe that the will of Allah has been revealed to the prophet Muhammad and is contained in the writings of the Quran
• Allah is transcendent because the divine is separate and outside of the human and revealed to humankind