Exam 18: Religion

When religion and the culture are in conflict, three major patterns of adaptation are possible. Discuss the three adaptations and give a specific example of each.

How has church membership among Americans changed from 1776 to the present?

What is the United States government's basic position on religion?

What are the four main concerns that are typically responded to by religious belief? Is there any evidence to suggest that science could replace religion in its ability to respond to these questions?

Why is it believed that the Internet will have a significant effect on our religious lives and alter the face of religion?

What is the term that refers to a sudden awareness of the supernatural or a feeling of coming in contact with God?

What is a central element in Jewish teaching?

Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in one God who, as creator of the universe, is concerned about our actions and will hold us accountable for them. In this sense, Jews, Christians and Muslims all share the same ________.

A fundamental effort of cults is evangelism, the active recruitment of new members.

A state religion is referred to as a(n) ________ when the government and religion work together to try to shape society.

What was Durkheim's influential book published in 1912 that identified the elements common to religion?

Muslims and Jews alike trace their ancestry to ________.

Because of its ties to the Vatican and its bureaucratic structure, Roman Catholicism has never served as a state religion.

The Star of David is to Judaism as the eight-spoked wheel is to the Hindus.

Jews, Christians, and Muslims all share a common ground in their religious beliefs which is called a cosmology.

Which mainstream religion do many members of Pentecostalism abandon to engage in their new faith?

A central symbol of Buddhism is ________.

What are the two dysfunctions of religion addressed in the textbook?

What were the core beliefs of the theocracy developed by Muhammad?

Explain how the secularization of religion sometimes leads to the splintering of churches. Provide at least one example of the result of the secularization process.