spiritual self Flashcards
More concerned with growing and
experiencing the Divine
spiritual
Approach of love, where there is no
condemnation and judgment, but
where there is mercy and
acceptance
spiritual
Believes in God who is omnipresent
and omniscient, who is a living
presence in a person’s heart
spiritual
All faiths are valid
spiritual
Believes in god or group of gods
and consciously adheres to the
beliefs of his/her religion
religious
Approach of fear, which emphasizes sin, guilt, and concept of punishment
religious
God is depicted as separate from
humanity, who is impartial but
impersonal
religious
The need to convert others to their
faith
religious
contemplative practices (4)
meditation
prayer
yoga
journaling
Mental exercises focusing on breathing or repeating a mantra
mediation
Is done to reach a heightened level of spiritual awareness
meditation
Can induce feelings of calmness and clear-headedness
* Can also improve concentration and attention
meditation
A form of spiritual connection with God (supplication, thanksgiving, adoration, or confession)
prayer
May elicit a relaxation response, along with feelings of hope, gratitude, and compassion
prayer
Can provide a sense of comfort and
support in difficult times
prayer
A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline
yoga
Teaches the suppression of all mind and body activity to realize the self’s
distinction from the material world and attain liberation
yoga
A system of physical postures, breathing techniques, and sometimes meditation
yoga
Helps a person become aware of his/her inner life and feel more connected to his/her experience and the world around him/her
journaling
May help a person find life’s meaning despite of the challenges faced
journaling
“The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods” (Oxford University Press, 2017)
religion
“A particular system of faith and worship” (University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, 2016)
religion
“A systematic attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object” (Anthropomorphism)
religion
Four Dimensions of Religion (Dawson & Thiessen, 2014)
belief
ritual
spiritual experience
unique social forms of community
A generalized system of ideas and values that shape how members of a religious group come to understand the world around them
belief
Taught by religious authorities through formal creeds, doctrines, as well as through stories, songs, and myths
belief
Repeated physical gestures or activities used to reinforce religious teachings, elicit spiritual feelings, and connect worshippers with a higher power
* Examples are baptism and wedding
ritual
A feeling of immediate connection with the higher power
* “To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
” – St. Thomas Aquinas
spiritual experience
“Unite in one single community called a Church, all those who adhere to them” – Emile Durkheim (1915-1964)
unique social forms of community
Categories of Religion
polytheism
montheism/monotheism
antheism/atheism
animism
religion with Multiple gods
polytheism
religion with Single god
montheism/monotheism
religion with No deities
antheism/atheism
religion with Nonhuman beings (animals, plants, natural world)
animism
polytheism religions (3)
hinduism
ancient greeks
ancient romans
montheism religions (3)
judiasm
islam
christianity
antheism religions (3)
atheism
buddhism
taoism
animism religions (2)
indigenous nature worship
shinto
The earliest of the three monotheistic, Abrahamic
religion
Judaism
The religion, philosophy, and way of life of Jewish people
* There is one omnipotent and omniscient God.
Judaism
Judaism: the Law, including the Ten Commandments, given to Moses on Mount Sinai
Torah