Question 1

Explain how globalization is pressuring traditional religious understandings.

Accepted Answer

Local cultures and community ties have rapidly given way to hybrid homogenized patterns that have evolved in countries such as the United States (e.g., "McDonaldization)

Question 2

Numinous is a nonrational, nonsensory experience of that which is totally outside the self and cannot be described.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Those who claim they worship the only true deity are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

exclusivist

Question 4

Please analyze potentially negative aspects of organized religion. Give specific contemporary examples of religion effecting people negatively.

Accepted Answer

Organized religion can have potentially

Question 5

Exegesis is the critical explanation or interpretation of rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The rare quality of personal magnetism often ascribed to founders of religion is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The rare quality of personal magnetism often...

Question 7

Orthodox followers of a religion believe that practices must change with the times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Listening to people of all faiths tell their stories is important to the study of religion because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal stories are more interesting than scholarly articles 
B)  organized religion may exaggerate the problem of guilt 
C)  intersubjective dialogue provides a means for the extension of one's own possibilities for growth and understanding 
D)  religion is too political 
A)  personal stories are more interesting than scholarly articles 
B)  organized religion may exaggerate the problem of guilt 
C)  intersubjective dialogue provides a means for the extension of one's own possibilities for growth and understanding 
D)  religion is too political

Question 9

Only priests perform the predictable and repeated actions known as rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The __________ theory holds that scientific discoveries of the complexities and perfections of life can be said to prove the existence of a creator.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ theory holds that scientific discoveries...

Question 11

Illustrate how encounters with Unseen Reality might occur within spiritual traditions.

Accepted Answer

States such as enlightenment, realizatio

Question 12

Myths are symbolic stories that communities use to explain the universe and their place within it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare the terms sacred and profane.

Accepted Answer

Profane is the everyday world

Question 14

Nontheistic refers to a lack of religious belief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Those who are called religious liberals take a more flexible approach to religious tradition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Please describe the roles of ritual, symbol, and myth in religion. Give specific examples of how these aspects of a religion express faith in Ultimate Reality.

Accepted Answer

Ritual, symbol, and myth play important

Question 17

The psychologist Carl Jung proposed that the reason there are similarities among symbols in different cultures is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  symbols involve logical associations with the natural world 
B)  cultures have borrowed symbols from one another 
C)  there are a limited number of symbols available 
D)  humanity has a collective unconscious, a global psychic inheritance of archetypal symbols 
A)  symbols involve logical associations with the natural world 
B)  cultures have borrowed symbols from one another 
C)  there are a limited number of symbols available 
D)  humanity has a collective unconscious, a global psychic inheritance of archetypal symbols

Question 18

An allegory is an effective kind of religious narrative because it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gives a scientific description of a spiritual phenomenon 
B)  uses symbolic language to convey an abstract idea 
C)  distinguishes between the sacred and the profane 
D)  provides easy stories to remember 
A)  gives a scientific description of a spiritual phenomenon 
B)  uses symbolic language to convey an abstract idea 
C)  distinguishes between the sacred and the profane 
D)  provides easy stories to remember

Question 19

Phenomenology is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for practitioners 
B)  belief that there are many deities 
C)  doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true 
D)  wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality 
A)  study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for practitioners 
B)  belief that there are many deities 
C)  doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true 
D)  wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality

Question 20

Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species propounded the theory of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamentalism 
B)  scientific materialism 
C)  dualism 
D)  evolution by natural selection 
A)  fundamentalism 
B)  scientific materialism 
C)  dualism 
D)  evolution by natural selection

Explain how globalization is pressuring traditional religious understandings.

Numinous is a nonrational, nonsensory experience of that which is totally outside the self and cannot be described.

Those who claim they worship the only true deity are known as __________.

Please analyze potentially negative aspects of organized religion. Give specific contemporary examples of religion effecting people negatively.

Exegesis is the critical explanation or interpretation of rituals.

The rare quality of personal magnetism often ascribed to founders of religion is called __________.

Orthodox followers of a religion believe that practices must change with the times.

Listening to people of all faiths tell their stories is important to the study of religion because __________.

Only priests perform the predictable and repeated actions known as rituals.

The __________ theory holds that scientific discoveries of the complexities and perfections of life can be said to prove the existence of a creator.

Illustrate how encounters with Unseen Reality might occur within spiritual traditions.

Myths are symbolic stories that communities use to explain the universe and their place within it.

Compare the terms sacred and profane.

Nontheistic refers to a lack of religious belief.

Those who are called religious liberals take a more flexible approach to religious tradition.

Please describe the roles of ritual, symbol, and myth in religion. Give specific examples of how these aspects of a religion express faith in Ultimate Reality.

The psychologist Carl Jung proposed that the reason there are similarities among symbols in different cultures is __________.

An allegory is an effective kind of religious narrative because it __________.

Phenomenology is the __________.

Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species propounded the theory of __________.

Indigenous Sacred Ways

Hinduism

Jainism

Buddhism

Daoism and Confucianism

Shinto

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Sikhism

New Religious Movements

Religion in the Twenty-First Century

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Exam 1: Religious Responses

Explain how globalization is pressuring traditional religious understandings.

Numinous is a nonrational, nonsensory experience of that which is totally outside the self and cannot be described.

Those who claim they worship the only true deity are known as __________.

Please analyze potentially negative aspects of organized religion. Give specific contemporary examples of religion effecting people negatively.

Exegesis is the critical explanation or interpretation of rituals.

The rare quality of personal magnetism often ascribed to founders of religion is called __________.

Orthodox followers of a religion believe that practices must change with the times.

Listening to people of all faiths tell their stories is important to the study of religion because __________.

Only priests perform the predictable and repeated actions known as rituals.

The __________ theory holds that scientific discoveries of the complexities and perfections of life can be said to prove the existence of a creator.

Illustrate how encounters with Unseen Reality might occur within spiritual traditions.

Myths are symbolic stories that communities use to explain the universe and their place within it.

Compare the terms sacred and profane.

Nontheistic refers to a lack of religious belief.

Those who are called religious liberals take a more flexible approach to religious tradition.

Please describe the roles of ritual, symbol, and myth in religion. Give specific examples of how these aspects of a religion express faith in Ultimate Reality.

The psychologist Carl Jung proposed that the reason there are similarities among symbols in different cultures is __________.

An allegory is an effective kind of religious narrative because it __________.

Phenomenology is the __________.

Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species propounded the theory of __________.

Indigenous Sacred Ways

Hinduism

Jainism

Buddhism

Daoism and Confucianism

Shinto

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Sikhism

New Religious Movements

Religion in the Twenty-First Century

Filters