World Religion
The Noble Eightfold Path is best described as:
A practical path that leads to the end of suffering (the middle way)
The Upanishads are best understood as:
Philosophical reflections on ultimate reality and the self
The Dao is best described as:
The underlying Way/process of reality
Hinduism: Moksha refers to:
Liberation from samsara
The foundational Daoist text is called:
Daodejing
After the destruction of the Second Temple, Judaism primarily developed into:
A rabbinic, text-centered tradition
Buddhism was originally viewed in China as:
A foreign religion
The central claim of the First Noble Truth is that:
Life involves suffering/unsatisfactoriness (dukkha)
In Hindu thought, what binds humans to samsara?
Karma
The European Enlightenment emphasized which source of authority above all others?
Reason
Daoism is traditionally associated with which figure?
Laozi
The descendants of Abraham were organized into how many tribes
12
Who gave the sacred pipe to the Lakota?
White Buffalo Calf Woman
Which pair of rituals is typically described as especially central in Christianity?
Baptism and Eucharist (Communion)
The first pillar of Islam, the Shahada or declaration of faith, says what?
There is no God but God and Muhammad is his messenger
The flight (migration) from Mecca to Medina is called the:
Hijrah
According to the slides, how did the meaning of the word “religion” change during the Enlightenment?
From a set of practices to a set of beliefs
In Christianity, baptism most commonly symbolizes:
Spiritual rebirth/cleansing and new life
Confucius understood himself primarily as:
A preserver/teacher of ancient tradition
According to the course framing, Judaism is most centrally organized around:
Covenant
According to Confucius, what two methods were key for restoring order in society?
Proper ritual observance and moral persuasion were Confucius’s formula for success.
How do Christians establish their relationship with their Trinitarian God?
Through Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection (the Paschal mystery)
Islam understands Abraham primarily as:
A prophet who exemplified submission to God
Brahman is best defined as:
Ultimate reality (the ground of being)
What is the Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam?
The Pilgrimage to Mecca