Religious Impluse Flashcards
Multicultural
Consists of multiple ethnic groups, cultures, languages, and religions.
Multiculturalism
Policy/ law that recognizes and supports the diversity of a nation’s or provinces’ population.
Religious pluralism
The coexistence of many religions.
Salvation
Means “Made whole” or “made healthy” term used (in Catholicism) to describe how people are made whole in Christ and free from sin and death.
Syncretism
The attempt to blend the beliefs and practices of different religions into one system.
Tolerance
Attitude that recognizes the right of others to think, live or workshop according to their own beliefs.
Wonder
unexplained mystery of the universe
How and why did this all come to be? Can it really be explained by science?
questioning
insecurity of our life span
Are our lives truly just a series of accidents and chance, or is there something greater?
identity
What is the meaning and purpose of our lives?
meaning beyond our physical and cultural description
intuition
need for a deeper understanding and mystical truth
shelter from the harsh reality from the world
fill the void
big questions without easy answers
Is there a god?
how was the world created?
Why is there suffering in the world?
Fear
ourselves, nature, conflict
Do I have meaning?
What happens after death?
