Exam 17: Religion

The symbolic interactionist perspective on religion focuses on:

According to the interactionist perspective,religious symbols:

In the educational debate over creationism and evolutionism,advocates of evolutionism argue that their beliefs are based on______________facts.

Confucianism is based on the belief that Heaven and Earth are not separate places,but rather a continuum in which both realms are constantly in touch with each other.According to this approach,those who inhabit Heaven are ruled over by a supreme ancestor and are the ancestors of those persons who are on Earth.

From a functionalist perspective,______________is a function of religion.

The teachings of______________Buddhism and specifically those of the Dalai Lama,emphasize the doctrine of ahimsa,or nonharmfulness,and discourages violence and warfare.

People often act out their religious beliefs in the form of______________,which are regularly repeated and carefully prescribed forms of behaviors that symbolize a cherished value or belief.

The Islamic notion of jihad,meaning "struggle," is a core belief.The______________is believed to be the internal struggle against sin within a person's heart.

______________ Judaism,which became a middle ground between the other two branches,teaches that the Torah and Talmud must be followed and that Zionism-the movement to establish and maintain a Jewish homeland in Israel is crucial to the future of Judaism.

Discuss the symbolic interactionist perspectives on religion.

Summarize the controversy surrounding teaching intelligent design in the classroom.

From a functionalist perspective,religion tends to promote strife between groups and societies.For example,the new religious right in the United States has incorporated both the priestly and prophetic functions into its agenda.While calling for moral reform,it also calls the nation back to a covenant with God.

Religions classified as world religions cover vast expanses of the Earth and have millions of followers.Which of the following are NOT one of the six world religions?

The best estimates place the number of followers of Confucianism at about______________million worldwide.

Summarize trends in religion in the United States in relation to social inequality and race/class in central city/suburban churches.

A(n)______________is a large,bureaucratically organized religious organization that tends to seek accommodation with the larger society in order to maintain some degree of control over it.Membership is largely based on birth;typically,children of members are baptized as infants and become lifelong members.

Which of the following religions are monotheistic?

______________ has universalistic criteria for membership,meaning that it does not have ethnic or tribal qualifications based on an acceptance of a set of beliefs.

A traditional religious doctrine that is conservative,typically opposed to modernity,and rejects "worldly pleasure" in favor of otherworldly spirituality is known as secularization.

Overcoming desire can be accomplished through the Eightfold Path to Nirvana.This path is a way of living that avoids extremes of indulgence and suggests that a person can live in the world but not be worldly.This principle is part of the Four Noble Truths practiced in______________Buddhism.