concepts and definitions to know Flashcards
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What is a secular worldview?
Society centred actively opposed to religion,
Aboriginal or geographical or centered, and not theosophical God centred
what are the different world views?
Cosmo centric theocentric secular anthropocentric
Cosmo centric is centred as nature. The centric is God centered. Secular society centred anthrocentric is human centered.
what religions follow monotheism
Islam Christianity Judaism monotheism means to follow one being
what is the fundamental understanding of the great spirit?
Universal omnipotent spirit, connecting all of nature and existence,
Divine force, or supreme, being in native American religions
What country has the largest population of practising Hindus?
India is a country with the largest population of practising Hindus geographic distribution of Hinduism
from whom the 12 tribes of Israel come from
descendants of the 12 sons of Jacob Israel, from the 12 tribes of Israel, ancestry of the Israelite nation
what was the most important source of Jewish law?
The Torah comprising the five books of the Hebrew Bible
Foundation of the Jewish legal principles
What are the five books of Jewish law?
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, numbers, and deurotomy
what does the term the chosen people referred to?
unique relationship between God and a specific group
The belief among Jews, that they are chosen by God with special privileges and responsibilities 
what are the branches of Judaism? What do each represent? What is the religious pluralism?
Orthodox concept, traditional adherence to Jewish law, strict observance of traditional rituals and interpretation
Conservative concept, middle ground between orthodox and reform moderate approach, bouncing tradition and modernity.
Reform concept, adaption to modern values and practices, progressive approach, following flexibility
what is hasidic judaism
It’s a branch of orthodox Judaism that aims to foster a deep connection with God and infused daily activities with spiritual meaning
what is the great schism?
Division between the eastern orthodox church in the western Roman Catholic Church in 1054
what important decisions were made during Vatican two
 reforms and decisions made by the second Vatican council 1962 to 1965, including liturgical changes, openness to the modern world and changes to the amount of time of mass modernization of Catholic Church practises
what is the largest denomination of Islam?
Sydney Islam is the largest denomination representing the majority of the Muslim population worldwide
what are the denominations of Islam?
Sunny and Shia
what is the Quran?
The Quran is the holy book of Islam, believe to be the literal word of God, has revealed to the prophet Muhammad
what is hajj
the is the annual pilgrimage, Tamaka of the five pillars of the slum obligatory for almost absolutely so physically and financially able
what is the hijarh
Refers to the migration of the prophet Muhammad from Maka to Medina, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar
what is the earliest known in Hindu text?
Rig Vedda, comprises of 1028 hymns that praise the ancient dirties
what did the Buddha teach?
Buddha taught the four noble truths, addressing suffering from the eightfold path, and a guide to ethical and mental development, core principles of Buddhism
Who is the Buddha?
Siddhartha known as the Buddha was the spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism attaining enlightenment under the bodhi tree
How is the coming of age celebrated in different religions?
Bar mitzvah for boys, bat mitzvah for girls confirmation for Christians sacred thread ceremony for Hindus for Islam Kairos for Buddhism 
What does it mean to be ascetic
A person who practices, severe self-discipline and abstentions
what are the four noble truths?
Reality of dissatisfaction
The cause of dissatisfaction
The end of dissatisfaction,
The path leading to the extinction of dissatisfaction
