Philosophy
What are Martin Buber's two 'basic words'?
I-you
I-it
Which indigenous religious tradition celebrates and commemorates 'the Dreaming'?
Aborigines
This is the term for the cycle of death and rebirth dictated by one's karma.
samsara
This Sanskrit term means 'awakened one'
buddha
Dalai Lama
Which existentialist philosopher praised Abraham as the knight of faith?
Søren Kierkegaard
Which indigenous religious tradition celebrates the 'Sun Dance'?
Lakota
This is the term for the eternal Self.
Atman
The Pali term _ means 'desire', and it leads to _, another Pali term, which means 'suffering' or 'frustration'.
tanha;
dukkha
What is the power or virtue acquired by the individual through living in harmony with Tao?
te (in Taoism)
What are the premises of the Problem of Evil?
a) God is all powerful (omnipotent)
b) God is all loving (omnibenevolent)
c) Evil exists
Which indigenous tradition held Olorun to be the great high god?
Yoruba
This is the term for the liberation of Atman into the Brahman
moksha
The Pali term _ means 'no self' and is one of the three _ of _, along with _, another Pali term meaning 'impermanence'.
anatta;
Marks of Existence;
anicca
a) In which religious tradition do we find the concept of "action less-activity"?
b) What is the Chinese term for this concept?
a) Taoism
b) wu-wei
According to Freud, 'religious ideas' are (a) _ because they do not exhibit the quality of (b) _, meaning they cannot be proven or disproven through the scientific method.
a) illusions
b) falsifiability
What are the seven dimensions of religion?
Experiential
Mythic
Ritual
Social
Material
Ethical
Doctrinal
What is 'monism'?
the belief that all reality is one divine essence (i.e. everything is God)
According to our textbook, the simplest translation of 'karma' from the Sanskrit into English is this one word:
'action'
What is the essential premise of every 'teleological argument' for the existence of God?
(*variations acceptable)
*creation is ordered together according to a design or telos
What are the seven (7) themes of Existentialism?
Philosophy as a Way of Life
Anxiety & Authenticity
Freedom
Situatedness
Existence
Absurdity/Irrationality
The Crowd
The people of the _ (indigenous religious tradition) held the belief that the current sun would die if it were not sustained by continual human sacrifice. This era was given the title '_ of the _ _'.
Aztecs;
'Age of the Fifth Sun'
In Hinduism:
The Creator god is _
The Preserver god is _
The Destroyer god is _
Brahma
Vishnu
Shiva
According to our textbook, the simplest translation of 'nirvana' from the Sanskrit into English consists of these two words:
'blowing out'
According to Thomas Aquinas OP, how do we know that doctrines such as the Trinity and Paschal Mystery are true?
through Sacred Doctrine (revelation)