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21 Cards in this Set
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Immanuell Kant |
Morality; equated true religion with morality |
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Sigmund Freud |
Childhood neurosis; unscientific, authoritarian, and immature wish-fulfillment approach to the world |
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Karl Max |
Marxism; opium of the people; " Man makes religion, religion does not make man." |
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Emile Durkheim |
religion is the ideal of society |
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Ludwig Fuerbach |
Argued the truth is that God consciousness is nothing more than human self-or species consciousness. "Infinite will, power, and affection to a higher power." |
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Ultimate Concern |
State of being grasped by something unconditionally, holy, or absolute. "Acting religiously" |
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Invincibility Syndrome |
the feeling that nothing bad can ever happen to you |
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Crypto |
hidden; ex: sports, KKK, patriotism |
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Pseduo |
false; hypocrite |
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Atheism |
a rejection of an objectifiable being called "God," or it is a disbelief in some particular god. |
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Hinduism |
1 Billion Followers Began in India in the year 2,500 BCE No One Became Supra-cultural between 7th and 12th century |
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Buddhism |
0.5 Billion Followers Began in India in the 6th century S. Gautama Buddhism came from Hinduism Became supra-cultural between 1000 BCE and 500 BCE |
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Judaism |
15 Million Followers Began in Israel in the Year 2,000 BCE Abraham Became supra-cultural between 1000 BCE and 500 BCE |
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Christianity |
2.3 Billion Followers Began in Israel in the 1st century CE Jesus of Nazareth Christianity came from Judaism 1st century AD became supra-cultural |
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Islam |
1.6 Billion Followers Began in the Medina in Arabia 7th century CE Muhammad Islam relates to Judaism and Christianity Became Supra-cultural between 7th and 12th century |
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Cultural |
Bound by a cultural or civilization Characteristics: 1. Relationships to tradition, 2. Their relationship to the power structure |
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Supra-Cultural |
Has the ability to transcend cultural bounds Characteristics: 1. They serve both prophetic and priestly roles, 2. They are interested in human existential needs, 3. They emphasize the internal aspects vs external ones, 4. They are either monotheistic or monistic |
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Primitive |
1. Four omissions: 1. Lack organized system of thought, 2. Lack theological development, 3. Lack sacred writings, 4. Lack literature. 2. Believe in a High God: a. The High God is the father of everything, b. The spirits of the dead, c. Spirits of inanimate objects and non-human things, d. Animism |
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How Cultural Religion relates to tradition? |
1. convey tradition to the next as long as it exists, 2. sanctify or bless, 3. protect or defend |
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Five Human Existential Needs |
A. The need to overcome a sense of precariousness B. The need to scape from loneliness C. The need to find meaning D. The need to find ways to deal with the holy E. The need to share joys and sufferings |
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Four major aspects of Religion |
Descriptive- whatever a given person or group chooses to call religion Normative- defining ones religion based on how he/she feels. "ought to or should" Functional- describes religion in terms of what it does or what its effect is Essential- tries to define religion in such a way that all religious expressions fit the definition |
