Match the Term with the Definition

Match the term with the definition.
1) moral community
2) state religion
3) civil religion
4) functional equivalent of religion
5) religious experience
6) modernization
7) Protestant ethic
8) anti-Semitism
9) theocracy
10) nirvana
11) reincarnation
12) jen
13) charisma
14) denomination
15) secular
-A) a government sponsored religion, also called ecclesia
B) a sudden awareness of the supernatural or a feeling of coming in contact with God
C) in Hinduism, spiritual perfection that marks the end of the cycle of death and rebirth
D) Robert Bellah's term for religion that is such an established feature of a country's life that its history and social institutions become sanctified by being associated with God
E) a government based on the principle that God is king, God's laws are the statutes of the land, and priests are the earthly administrators of God
F) in Confucianism, sympathy or concern for other human beings
G) a "brand name" within a major religion
H) the transformation of traditional societies into industrial societies
I) belonging to the world and its affairs
J) a group of people who are united by their religious practices
K) prejudice and discrimination directed against Jews
L) in Hinduism and Buddhism, the return of the soul after death in a different form
M) a substitute that serves the same function or meets the same needs as religion
N) an extraordinary gift from God; a "magnetic" personality that draws people to the individual
O) Weber's term to describe the ideal of a self-denying, highly moral life, accompanied by hard work and frugality

Correct Answer:

Verified

1) J
2) A
3) D
4)...

View Answer

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

View Full Answer For Free