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12 Cards in this Set
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Cosmology
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The understanding of the nature of the universe
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Empathy
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The capacity for seeing things from another's perspective, and an important methodological approach for studying religions.
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Ethics
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A dimension of religion that deals with how we are to act while living in the world.
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Faith
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Experience of the divine or holy presence, sometimes involving intellectual belief and sometimes emphasizing personal trust.
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Monotheism
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The belief in only one god.
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Mysticism
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A category of religious experiences characterized by communing or uniting with the divine through inward contemplation.
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Myth
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A story (often recorded in scripture) that tends to answer questions of origins and serves as a source of sacred truth
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Pantheism
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The belief that the divine reality exists in everything.
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Polytheism
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The belief in many gods
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Revelation
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The transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings, typically through myths or some form of religious experience.
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Ritual
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Formal worship practice, often based on the reenactment of a myth
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Transcendence
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The overcoming of the normal limitations imposed by the human condition, whether temporarily or abidingly
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