Religious Terms

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Bhagavad Gita

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A sacred book of Hinduism

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Brahmin

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Highest of Hindu castes reserved for priests, spiritual leaders, etc.

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Buddhism

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-Faith centered around achieving enlightenment

-based on teachings of Buddha, Siddhartha Gotama

-life is suffering

-Meditation helps you escape Samsara (the Wheel of Suffering)

-Meditation helps you achieve Nirvana (Spiritual enlightenment)

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Confucianism

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-System of codes and ethics under Confucius.

-individuals understanding and fulfilling their roles within society

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Disciple

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One who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another

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Apostle

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-someone in the New Testament group

-sent by Christ to preach the gospel

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Episcopalianism

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Protestant faith that recognizes the Church if England

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Infidel

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An unbeliever in respect to a particular religion

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Islam

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-monotheistic worship of Allah

-centered around Mecca and Medina

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John Calvin

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-Founder of Calvinism

-Protestant faith, centered around predestination

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Judaism

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-monotheistic

-based on the Torah (Old Testament) and Talmud texts

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Pagan

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A follower of a polytheistic religion

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Pagoda

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A Far Eastern tower generally erected as a temple or memorial

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Pariah

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-outcasts/“untouchables”

-lowest of the Hindu castes

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Predestination

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-those who achieve Salvation are a select few that are preordained prior to birth

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Presbyterianism

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-Protestant faith originating in Scotland

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Shintoism

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-Japanese religion

-polytheistic worship of nature and ancestors

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Taoism

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-Pantheistic religion and philosophy

-Chinese origins

-allows people to live in harmony with the natural order

-founded by Lao-tzu

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Martin Luther

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-Founder of the Lutheran Faith

-began the Protestant Reformation

-posted The 95 Theses on the church door or Wittenberg, Germany

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Apostate

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One who renounces his/her religion

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Christianity

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-Monotheistic

-based of Christ’s teachings

-Trinitarian:

1. God the Father

2. God the Son: Jesus Christ

3. God the Holy Spirit

-Bible has Old and New Testament, plus 4 books of the Gospel