Religion in America
What is the common name for “born again” Christianity?
Evangelicalism
The Persian (Achaemenid) Empire spread what faith across west Asia?
The Tabernacle was the Israelite container for which important Abrahamic rules?
The 10 Commandments
What is the holy book in Christianity?
Holy Bible
What Baptist minister, famous for his civil rights work, also developed rich interfaith dialogues?
MLK Jr.
Over half of Americans know that yoga has its roots in what dharmic faith?
Hinduism
Which group indigenous to New Zealand fought the British for 30 years despite half its population converting to Christianity?
Maori
The kiswa is the cloth that covers which black stone building in the Great Mosque in Mecca?
Kaaba
What term refers to something prohibited by Islamic law?
What activist, known for his political nonviolence, also advocated peace between local Hindus and Muslims?
Mahatma Gandhi
What Malcolm X-led organization combined Islam and the Black power movement?
The Nation of Islam
Charles V, who agreed to the Peace of Augsburg that allowed religious liberty in Europe for the first time, led which empire?
Holy Roman Empire
The Shinto Yata no Kagami, or “sacred mirror,” is thought to belong to what political leader?
Emperor of Japan
Which faith follows the teachings and laws of the Jain Agamas?
Jainism
The Dalai Lama, a position currently held by a Buddhist leader who helps facilitate interfaith dialogues, is the spiritual leader of what East Asian region?
Tibet
Who founded a Christian sect based on revealed knowledge of Jesus in America?
Joseph Smith
The Buddhist Revolt was an uprising of an oppressed Buddhist minority near the beginning of the war in which southeast Asian country?
Vietnam
The kirpan is a type of this small weapon that all Sikhs must have on their person at all times?
Dagger
The “5 Precepts” are the key moral teachings for lay people of what faith?
Buddhism
What leader of the Plum Village Buddhist tradition engaged with faith leaders from many different traditions?
Thích Nhất Hạnh
The Abenaki people of New Hampshire believed in a creator, Gici Niwaskw, also known as?
The Great Spirit
The Kosovo War during the conflict in Yugoslavia pitted Muslims in Kosovo against Serbs of what tradition?
Catholicism
What controversial relic is thought to have covered the body of Jesus?
Shroud of Turin
What's the term for the 4 Holy Books of Hinduism?
Vedas
Which famous Jewish scholar, known for his work on the Sabbath, marched with civil rights leaders at Selma?
Abraham Joshua Heschel