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Define Pantheism |
this is the belief that God is in all |
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Define Faith |
a person does not necessarily have to believe but may just have faith in that a God exists |
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Define Mysticism |
a person becomes one with the divine through inward contemplation (metitaton) |
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Define Vision Quest |
is a primal religious practical mystical experience |
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What Does theo mean |
God (capital g unless many gods) |
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Define Theology |
the study of the nature of God and religious truth |
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Define Monotheism |
belief in one God |
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Define Polytheism |
belief in many gods
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Define Deist |
affirms God (Impersonal) – a person who believes that God created the world then abandoned it
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Define Theist |
Affirms God (Personal) – one who believes in the existence of a God or gods
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Define Atheist |
Denies existence of God
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Define Agnostic |
neither affirms, denies or opposes God (does not know)
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Define Holistic |
emphasizes the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts
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Define Salvation |
is the general deliverance from the shortcomings of the human condition
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Define Objective reality |
a fact - Real and indisputable which puts aside feelings or opinions
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Define Subjective reality |
An (opinion) - Exists in a mind of a person
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List the Seven Dimensions |
Experiential Mystical Doctrinal Ethical Ritual Social Material |
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Explain Experiential dimension |
- When religion could start with a religious experience of individuals - Mainly in theistic religions, God is experienced as a holy presence referred to as ‘other’. Which can evokes both fear and fascination. - Pantheism is a way which an individual may experience religion - Non-theistic religions have religious experience usually in the form of mysticism |
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Examples of Experiential dimension |
- Prince Guatama experienced enlightenment under the bodhi tree and became the Buddha and Buddhism was born - Abram received contact with God and Judaism was born |
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define mythical dimension |
- are non-historical and non-rational but are sources of sacred truth, so they are powerful and give meaning to life |
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mythical dimension example |
the creation story |
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Define Doctrinal Dimension |
- The belief aspect of religions, with a belief in creeds, and teachings |
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Doctrinal Dimension example |
Catholics have the doctrine of the Holy Trinity |
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Define Ethical Dimension |
- How we act while living in the world |
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Ethical Dimension example |
- Attention to ethics and morality Example: Ten Commandments and The Golden Rule |
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Explain ritual dimension and an example |
- Can be formal practice that re-enacts a myth or sacred story or form of worship Ex, - Eucharist re-enacts the Last Supper |
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Define Social Dimension |
- Shared experience of a community empowers individuals and results in organizations with hierarchy of leadership |
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Social Dimension example |
being in a Group, tribe, parish, congregation, etc etc |
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Define Material dimension + ex |
- Can include sacred architecture, icons, books and nature that are relevent + significant to our religion
Ex, The Bible, cathedrals, statues, The cross |
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What are 2 approaches to studying world religions |
Comparative – Friedrich Max Muller says "to know one religion is to know none, knowing many helps us to know our own better
Empathetic – to see things from another’s perspective which requires imagination |
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What are worldviews |
- helps us to understand the world and interpret reality - gives perspective on the world and enhance observation of reality, or can limit the ability to interpret reality. - The way one perceives, the world, makes sense of, and explain our objective reality which is determined by our past experiences and our present environment |
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What can worldviews be |
Personal: An individual’s past experience and knowledge informs how they interpret situations today. Ex. Abused child may not trust any adults.
Communal: A group or person in a group interprets reality from a unique perspective. Ex. Familial, Ethno-Cultural, Religious, Class, etc. |
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What are the 4 worldviews |
- Cosmocentric - Theocentric - Anthropocentric - Secular |
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What is cosmosentric |
- World or Nature Centred - Nature expresses the divine and is full of the spirit of the sacred - People are part of the web of nature and must honour it Ex, Common in Aboriginal cultures |
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What is theocentric |
- God Centered, God is the source + centre of life - All meaning comes from our relationship with God - The purpose of life is to discover the path that leads to union with God |
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What is Anthropocentric |
Human Centred - Humans are the centre of the universe - Individual humans and communities are of utmost importance - Human dignity and worth are the most important things |
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What 3 forms does Anthropocentric take |
- Christian Humanism - Scientific Humanism - Secular Humanism |
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What is Christian humanism |
- humans are central because their dignity is God given and humans are created in God’s image |
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What is Scientific Humanism |
- science is humanity’s greatest achievement - all truth is subject to scientific proof |
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What is Secular humanism |
- humans are of utmost importance because of our rationality – we think and we have rights. - reasonable for us to treat each other with respect. - We are to live the best life we can as long as we do not hurt anyone. |
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What is secular world view |
- There is no interest in eternal truths + no need for god in human activities - We follow what is acceptable |
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What is the Nature of a Religious Tradition |
- Most religions have basic elements in common, such as doctrines, sacred stories and rituals; which form religious traditions together |
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What are the 6 Religious Questions |
1. What is the Human Condition 2. What is Salvation? 3. What is our destiny 4. What is Right, What is Wrong 5. What is the Nature of the World 6. What is the Ultimate Reality? |
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What is the Human Condition? |
We are born good but flawed with sin from adam and eve, this can cause us to suffer (emotionally, spiritually, physically)
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What is Salvation? |
- is the general deliverance from the shortcomings of the human condition - some religions it is gained through a form of transcendence in this life and in other religions it comes through gaining a good destiny in the afterlife. |
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What is transcendence |
- Overcoming the limitations of the human condition (all life’s joys and sorrows dealt with, with a sense of joy or tranquility. - Religious transcendence brings us face to face with the human condition which allows us to live fully in the human condition with all joys and sorrows - Only way to reach salvation is to go through transcendence |
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What is our destiny? |
Heaven or Hell (where we go once we reach salvation)
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What is Right, What is Wrong? |
- Ethics; (how we act while living in the world) - Religions tend to have specific teachings on what is right and what is wrong (ten commandments, wwjd, beatitudes, etc) - Obeying these moral teachings is usually a crucial part of the quest for salvation |
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What is the Nature of the World? |
COSMOLOGY - Understanding of the nature of the universe - World is sacred as god created it - Science can help us explain it |
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What is the Ultimate Reality? And how is it revealed |
- Through god it is revealed - We are created by god so we have god’s grace and god is within us - It is revealed in revelation (abraham, moses) and through miracles, prayer, sacredstories, myths, etc |
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Define triduum |
3 days of holy Thursday, good Friday, + easter |
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Define vigil |
A time of staying awake + waiting before a great feast - at the easter vigil, Christians stay awake with jesus in the tomb to be present at his resurrection |
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Define multiculturalism |
Policy + law that recognizes + supports the diversity of a nations or provinces pop. |
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What is the ecumenical council + purpose |
- Highest exercise of the church's power. - The purpose is for bishops to come together with the Pope to decide on issues of importance for the church |
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Define syncretism |
Attempt to blend the beliefs + practices of different religions into one system |
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Define religious pluralism |
Co-existence of many religions in a society Ex, take place in Canada, us, and India |
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What is religious impulse |
Need to believe in something |
