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World Religion Literacy
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1. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.
comparative religion
theism
immanent
universalism
2. Editing and organization of a religion's scriptures.
redaction
exclusivism
metaphysics
phenomenology
3. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
scientific materialism
agnosticism
immanent
spirituality
4. Spiritual reality that exists apart from the material universe.
transcendent
fundamentalism
liberal
mysticism
5. The intuitive perception of spiritual truths beyond the limits of reason.
exclusivism
universalism
mysticism
gnosis
6. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
metaphysics
mysticism
fundamentalism
ritual
7. A particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred & shaped by institutionalized traditions.
Creationism
religion
metaphysics
exclusivism
8. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
Darwinism
absolutist
comparative religion
metaphysics
9. Belief that life evolved by biological processes such as natural selection.
polytheism
Darwinism
exclusivism
transcendent
10. Belief that all life was created by God.
metaphysics
Creationism
spirituality
transcendent
11. Physical embodiment of the divine.
charisma
theism
universalism
incarnation
12. A discipline that attempts to compare and understand patterns found in different religious traditions.
spirituality
agnosticism
scientific materialism
comparative religion
13. Intuitive knowledge of spiritual realities.
monotheism
polytheism
gnosis
polytheism
14. Repeated & patterned religious act.
enlightenment
absolutist
ritual
phenomenology
15. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
charisma
redaction
intelligent design
sacred
16. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.
enlightenment
ritual
agnosticism
symbol
17. Present in the visible world.
gnosis
spirituality
immanent
Darwinism
18. Doctrines proclaimed as absolutely true by religious institutions.
polytheism
universalism
dogma
intelligent design
19. Believing in one's received traditions as completely and exclusively true.
phenomenology
mysticism
metaphysics
absolutist
20. Taking a flexible & non-dogmatic approach.
intelligent design
realization
liberal
religion
21. Belief that there is only one deity.
incarnation
religion
monotheism
atheism
22. Belief in a deity or deities.
sacred
theism
incarnation
intelligent design
23. Theory that scientific discoveries prove the existence of an all encompassing Designer & since they reveal complexities beyond chance or evolutionary process.
heretic
comparative religion
intelligent design
sacred
24. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.
transcendent
realization
myth
fundamentalism
25. Belief that there are many deities.
mysticism
charisma
polytheism
metaphysics
26. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
phenomenology
dogma
exclusivism
sacred
27. Physical embodiment of the divine.
redaction
incarnation
spirituality
agnosticism
28. Acceptance that truth may be found in all religions.
charisma
metaphysics
redaction
universalism
29. Repeated & patterned religious act.
allegory
mysticism
ritual
heretic
30. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.
myth
charisma
exclusivism
Creationism
31. Wisdom that is thought to come from direct experience of Ultimate Reality.
orthodox
enlightenment
spirituality
metaphysics
32. Visible representation of an invisible reality or concept.
mysticism
symbol
fundamentalism
realization
33. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
theism
exclusivism
phenomenology
awakening
34. Any personal response to dimensions of life that are considered sacred.
redaction
redaction
atheism
spirituality
35. Philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world.
metaphysics
religion
intelligent design
Creationism
36. The realm of the extraordinary & beyond everyday perceptions & the supernatural & holy.
sacred
theism
absolutist
exclusivism
37. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
metaphysics
Creationism
awakening
allegory
38. Personal awareness of the existence of Unseen Reality.
realization
exclusivism
phenomenology
mysticism
39. Insistence on What is perceived as the historical form of one's religion.
fundamentalism
Darwinism
profane
absolutist
40. Strictly standing by received traditions.
fundamentalism
charisma
symbol
orthodox
41. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
profane
agnosticism
intelligent design
theism
42. Belief that only the material world exists and that the supernatural is only imagined by humans.
scientific materialism
agnosticism
Creationism
Darwinism
43. Study of religious practices to comprehend their meaning for their practitioners.
universalism
transcendent
phenomenology
monotheism
44. Narrative using symbols to convey abstract ideas.
sacred
scientific materialism
allegory
charisma
45. A symbolic story expressing ideas about reality or spiritual history.
Darwinism
charisma
myth
fundamentalism
46. Worldly & secular & as opposed to sacred.
Creationism
profane
polytheism
scientific materialism
47. Belief that all life was created by God.
sacred
Creationism
spirituality
immanent
48. Full awareness of invisible Reality.
universalism
Creationism
comparative religion
awakening
49. Strictly standing by received traditions.
awakening
liberal
theism
orthodox
50. Belief that if there is anything beyond this life & it is impossible for humans to know it.
awakening
myth
agnosticism
absolutist