worldwide or closed in
a religion that is identified with a particular ethnic group; does not seek new converts is?
An ethnic religion
Name the three largest branches
Catholicism; Protestant; Orthodox
a religion attempting to be global and appeal to all people wherever in the world they may live is?
a proselytic religion
define a religious cultural hearth
The starting place or origin of a religion
True or False: Most members of other major religious groups live in countries in which they are in the majority
False; they live in countries where they are a minority
define a universalizing religion
A Religion that attempts to be global and appeal to all people, wherever they may live in the world; constantly seeking converts
define denomination
the break off from a branch
what is the belief that human life should be based on facts and not on religious beliefs?
secularism
True or False: Christianity and Judaism have the same religious hearths
if false name the two hearths
True
what two religions are most likely to live in countries where they are the majority?
Hindus and Christians
Name three universalizing religions
Christianity, islam, buddhism
name the four denominations for Protestant
Lutherans; Baptist; Methodists; Presbyterian
what is a theocracy (bonus points if you can name a country with a theocracy)?
a country whose government is run by religious leaders through religious laws; Iran has a theocracy
what is Islam's religious hearth?
Mecca
Name the only country with a Jewish majority
Israel
Name three ethnic religions
Hinduism, Judaism, shintoism
define sects
A relatively small group that has broken away from a denomination
the belief that objects such as trees, mountains, rivers etc. have spirits is?
Animism
what is the religious hearth of Christianity?
Israel or Southwest Asia
Name a country where people who identify with folk or traditional religions clearly form a majority
TRICK QUESTION THERE ARE NONE :)
what are two major differences between ethnic and universalizing religions?
universalizing seeks converts while ethnic does not; with ethnic religions followers are usually located in one region while in universalizing religions followers are all around the world
define a religious branch
A large division within a religion
boundaries between the major faiths are called what?
interfaith boundaries
True or False: the religious hearth of Hinduism is southwest Asia
if false state the religious hearth of Hinduism
False; India
What percent of all people live as religious minorities?
27%