Exam 10: Religion

Martin Luther was a major figure in

In Islam, the fasting period that commemorates the communication of the Qur'an to Mohammed is

Compare how the Book of Job handles the problem of suffering and evil with the way the Christian philosopher Augustine does. I. Explain Job as experiencing undeserved misfortune at the hands of a mysterious God. II. Explain Augustine's concept of free will and of predestination as ways of understanding the nature of God.

Compare how Buddhism or Hinduism understands human behavior and misbehavior to the way Judaism and Christianity understand them. I. Explain the Hindu concepts of reincarnation and karma or the Buddhist paths to enlightenment and nirvana. II. Explain the concepts of punishments in this world and the afterlife from Judaism and Christianity.

What is the technique an atheist would be likely to apply the following the statement "There is an afterlife":

Which major philosopher from the Middle Ages blended Aristotle's logic with Christianity?

Aristotle's Unmoved Mover is the

What is materialism?

What is syncretism?

In Buddhism, the exercise that allows for loss of all consciousness of ego is called