Religion as a Worldviews
Religious Worldviews
Characteristics of Religion 1
Characteristics of Religion 2
Contributions of Religion
100
Outside the created world; not limited by space, time or physical conditions
What is "transcendent"
100
"Monotheistic" is a transcendent religious worldview where followers believe in...
What is "one God"
100
This religion believes in the Prophet Mohammad as the last prophet and followers submit to the central beliefs and to the 5 Pillars.
What is Islam
100
This religion has among its sacred texts the "Tripitaka" and the "Tibetan book of the Dead"
What is Buddhism
100
This fundamental teaching or religion is key in creating harmony among nations and preventing conflict.
What is "peace"
200
A form of belief and practice that comes from and leads to human experience of God or the ultimate reality.
What is "religion"
200
Two monotheistic faiths of the world would be
What is either Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
200
For this religion, the ritual of the Sabbath is a reminder of the Covenant and a call for all to remember their commitment to God to be faithful and keep holy the Sabbath day.
What is Judaism
200
These allow individuals to interact with the divine through aspects of human involvement with a sacred practice.
What is rituals
200
Edmund Rice is a perfect example of how religion or acts in the name of could shape ____________institutions, which are prevalent in numerous societies around the world now.
What is an educational
300
Religion can affect many aspects of people's lives, even non-believers. For example the structure of Australian society is largely based on ______________ beliefs.
What is "Christian"?
300
Indian religions are immanent religious world views where emphasis is on the discovery of spiritual truth from within the human spirit. A religion such as...
What is Buddhism or Hinduism
300
In religion, this provides a guideline and a model for living according to the teaching of the faith.
What is "ethics"
300
This religions central beliefs are of a single God, divinely inspired moral law, and the Covenant.
What is Judaism
300
The Taj Mahal and the Lincoln Cathedrel
are examples of this type of religious contribution to society.
What is architecture
400
It is a term which describes something above and beyond human understanding and is located within the human psyche of belief in a higher power or dimension not within our understanding
What is "supernatural"
400
Indian religions seek this in order to find the ultimate truth of life. It is the direct personal experience of the eternal spiritual reality that resides with and extends beyond the ordinary nature of things. W _ _ _ _ _ reveals the ultimate reality of life.
What is "wisdom"
400
This religion believes that keeping or not keeping the Dharma (living a moral life) has consequences that result in rebirth into a higher or lower form.
What is Hinduism
400
When a religion has it s rituals, ethics, beliefs and sacred texts it is a living expression of faith allowing a human interaction with the divine. It is a living reality and therefore can be called this.
What is a "living religion"
400
In an attempt to preserve what they believe to be the truth, religions have occasionally prevented the advancement of understanding in science. Such as the theory of
What is "evolution"
500
With the rise of great religions from 800 BCE on, humans become more conscious of their own existence and began to ask questions of "m _ _ _ _ _ _"
What is "meaning"
500
The term "Semite" refers to the offspring of Shem, who was the son of ______
Who is "Noah"
500
When a religion evolves to meet the needs of the people yet retains the main tenets of faith within a contemporary framework it is said to be this.
What is Dynamic
500
In this religions ritual, God is present in the gathered community and hears the prayers when two or more are gathered in His name.
What is Christianity
500
These are mostly based on the religious contributions of an ethically based system of behavior for all to follow.
What is laws