World Rel- 1st Quarter Flashcards
A conviction concerning particular ideas
Shapes our view and understanding regarding our reality.
Belief
and is influenced by our perception, experiences, and ideas
We hold as being correct.
Belief
Beliefs are rooted by?
Experience
Connotes confidence or trust in a person, idea, or a thing
Faith
An acceptance of a religious belief, practices, and traditions
Faith
An ideology or set of principles that help us to interpret our
everyday reality
Belief system
A theory of the world used for living in it. It serves as a
mental model of reality.
Worldview
All existence is unified in a type of oneness.
Monism
They believe
that we are all God’s because we are all manifestations of
one divine being.
Started with the Greek Philosophers
Monism
Belief that there is only one God
Everything came from one supreme being. Most famous is
Abrahamic Religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam)
Monotheism
The belief and worship of many gods/deities
Most common are the Greek gods/goddesses
Polytheism
Rejects the idea that there is a god
Atheism
more like a science (knowledge)
Religion or Theology
Theology
practical application of a belief (practice)
Religion or theology?
Religion
Theology analyses the truth, while religion attempts to live it.
things they adhere as a profession of their faith.
Following such is a concrete manifestation, what element of religion?
Beliefs
every religion has a structure and function.
Every individual is expected to perform a certain role, what element of religion
Organization
each religion evokes emotions that
allow them to see their connection to the divine or to the
supreme being, what element of religion
Emotions and values
What element of religion, fosters a sense of community
among believers and emphasize the distinct identity of their
religion
Rituals and ceremonies
considered representations of the divine in objects
Sacred objects and spaces
a discipline that allows religion to be studied,
criticized, and talked about philosophically and
meaningfully.
Philosophy
This is reason. Philosophy or religion
Philosophy
Their similarities are they have the desire to understand the
ultimate cause of reality. However, the way they seek to it is
different
Philosophy and religion
This is faith. Philosophy or religion
Religion