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34 Cards in this Set
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passover
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spring holiday in Jewish tradition celebrating the exodus
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seder
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ritual meal during passover
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rites of passage
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bath ritual, initiation, mourning and death
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civil religion
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religion not separated from the state
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blasphemy or desecration
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when ritual is challenged by someone
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sect
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religious group that demands conformity in members
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cult
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religious group founded by a charismatic leader, newer, viewed with suspicion by older, more established religions
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orthodoxy
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correct worship
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ortopraxis
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correct practice
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heresy
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illigitimate idea or movement against a religion
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han
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depth of human suffering
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theodicy
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discussion about the divine justice
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karma
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law of cuase and effect (hinduism, buddhism)
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messiah
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annointed one
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mahdi
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rightly guided one
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dualism
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constant struggle between good and evil
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deontological approach
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approach to ethics based on duty
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telelogical approach
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approach to ethics based on consequences on human actions
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moksha
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release or liberation from the world
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hijira
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emmigration to Medina
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Salvation
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to be rescued/saved
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sheol
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hell-burial site for certain clans or tribes (cave tomb)
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Jnana yoga
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knowledge discipline to know true self (Buddhism)
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Karma yoga
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duty discipline (Hinduism)
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Insha'allah
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if God wills (Islam)
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Doctrine of Election
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predestination
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Reincarnation
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spirits are reborn anew
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Transmigration
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reborn in human or non human form
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Jihad
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effort to expand Islam (heart,tongue, sword)
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Manichaeism
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dualistic philosophy dividing the world between good and evil
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Domatist
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member of a Christian sect developed in North Africa, opposed by St. Augustine
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Original sin
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Adam and Eve; tendency to be evil
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Pelagius
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monk who denied original sin and predestination--for human goodness and free will
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trinity
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father, son, holy ghost
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