quiz intro to world religion Flashcards
set o principles that help in interpreting our daily reality
belief system
mental model of reality
world view
signifies that humanity and divinity can be joined togther
religion
concept of purely spiritual, all good, all knowing all powerful
theistic god
disbelief in god
atheism
niether belief nor disbelief in the existence of theistic god
agnosticism
belief that inanimate objects have souls
animism
belief in multiplicity gods
polytheism
polytheistic belief that each nation or country ha sits own god
henotheism
belief in two conflicting deities , one good oneevil
dualism
belief in one god
monotheism
the monotheistic belief in a god who set tye universe in motion and thereafter left it alone
deism
the monotheistic belief that god is identical with nature as a whole
pantheism
the divine relevation to human specific in content, and for specific audience
special relevation
for general audience
general relevation
human attempt to understand special relevation
theology
human attempt to understand general relevation
natural theology
belief system shared, its ideals are practiced hy a group
community
they may or may not be factual
central stories/myths
belief are explained ,taught, and made real through ceremonies
rituals
rules how to behave
ethics
most religion share emotions
characteristics emotional experience
religions use things to perform rituals or express or represent beliefs
material expression
as the quality or state of being concerned with religion or religious matters
spiritually
what are four elements of spiritually
affectional devotional intellectual and moral
