RELIGION FINAL CHAP 1 - 2 Flashcards
(59 cards)
transcendence
overcoming of the normal limitation imposed by the human condition
cosmology
The understanding of the nature of the universe
monotheism
The belief in only one god
poly theism
The belief in many gods
pantheism
The belief that the divine reality exists in everything
nontheistic
describes a belief system that holds that there is no divine being
transtheistic
Describe a religion that allows for belief in divine or semidivine beings without the belief in an essentially relevant god
revelation
the transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings.
through myths or experiences
faith
relationship with god
experience of the divine or only presence
mysticism
a category of religious experiences characterized by communing or uniting with the ultimate reality through inward contemplation
mythology
a story that tends to answer questions of origins and serves as a source of sacred truth
ethics
morals, a dimension of religion that deals with how we are to act while living in the world
ritual
like worshipping, formal practices → actions/ tradition we practice throughout life
empathy
capacity for seeings things from anothers presepective
monism
everything is 1
hinduism, sufism
doctrine
laws or rules
material
architecture of a cathedral, statues, instruments, etc. - physical aspects that represent our religions
mysticism
caterogy of religion experinces catheroized by communing or with reality
Ancestors
arrived during the dreaming period giving shape to the landscape and creating various forms of life t
taboosacred
a system of social ordering that dictates that specific object and activities owing to their scared nature are set aside for specific groups and are strictly forbidden to commoners
the dreaming
a mythic time of the austrailan aborginal religion where the ancestors inhabited the earth
divination
the use of various techinques such as throwing bones or shells. Gaining knowledge about an individuals furture or about the cause of a personal problem
Who is the supreme god of the yorba
olorun
