religion midterm exam

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According to the Oxford English Dictionary, religion is an “action or conduct indicating belief in, obedience to, and reverence for a god, gods, or similar superhuman power; the performance of religious rites or observance.”

religion

No absolute or universal formal or official definitions can be attributed to religion.

religion

religion comes from three Latin variants:

relegere, religari and re-eligere

means “constantly return to,: speaks about religious observance such as Holy Week (Christianity), Ramadan (Islam), or Passover (Judaism).

relegere

means “to be tied into,” refers to the commitment to one’s own religion.

religari

means “to choose again,” refers to conversion or going back to one’s roots or goals.

re-eligere

religion is the feeling of absolute independence

friedrich schleiermacher

religion is that which grows out of

rudolf otto

we are dealing with something for which there is only one appropriate expression: the feeling of it may at times come sweeping like a gentle tide

mysterium tremendum

religion is the ultimate concern for the ground of being

paul tillich

religion is the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual people in their solutide as they stand in relation to whatever they may consider the divine

william james

together mean “love of wisdom.”

philos and sophia

5 elements of religion

one’s quest for spiritual growth and self-transcendence, framework of transcendent beliefs, sacred texts or writings, rituals, sacred spaces

It is the study that tries to critically examine the nature, meaning, structure, and value of things by the use of reason and logic. - a broad discipline that seeks to answer fundamental questions of being and other issues related to it.

philosophy

a branch of philosophy that deals with the philosophical analysis, reflection, and examination of the central issues, themes, topics, and problems about religion.

philosophy of religion

means “deity” or “god”

theos

means “word” or “discourse”.

logos

It is the study or discourse about god or gods. - it’s objective is to critically examine and understand the content of faith.

theology

means that human person sees more than what he or she touches, seeing a better world not pillaged by human greed and selfishness, and working to establish that world here and now, in the planet

spirituality

means “breath”.

spiritus

a mental state, a disposition or attitude about things

belief

to believe something does not need to involve

reflection

filipinos are known to be

optimistic and resilient

dominant religion in the philippines

catholicism

virtues of catholicism

hope, charity, faith

are systematically structured as a gauge to see the things that make up reality

beliefs

you operate with a _ in order to integrate or make as a united whole

system

characteristics or elements of belief system

value-laden, prescriptive, instrumental/purposive, communal

in a sense that beliefs are aimed at developing values.

belief systems are value-laden

when a doctor prescribes medicine to a patient, the latter ought to folow what the former has instructed

belief systems are prescriptive

seen within the context of the goal of religions

belief systems are instrumental/purposive

religion is a social phenomenon because it is a product of the social interaction among individuals

belief systems are communal

emerged as an opposition to religion in the late 20th century with the rise of secularization

spiritual but not religious

are people who do noy belong to any religion at all, but do not consider themselves as atheist or agnostic

unaffiliated

traditional religious persons equate spirituality to

piety

to get good grasp of what spirituality is and be able to differentiate it from religion, it is important to define _ first

spirituality

are attentive to what is happening around them

spiritual persons

a professor emerita on christian spirituality, gives three helpful points in understanding spirituality

sandra schneider

involves active engagement to one's own experience

spirituality

describes one's attitude toward the object of one's belief

belief in a supernatural being

is performative in a sense that one has to show his or her belief by practice

effort or commitment

you shall have no other gods beside me...

you shall not covet your neighbor's goods

i am the lord your god

you shall not take the name of the lord youe god in vain...

remember to keep the holy lord's day

honor your father and mother

you shall not kill/commit murder

you shall not commit adultery

you shall not steal

you shall not covet your neighbor's wife

is the smallest of the world religion. 14 mil believer.

judaism

human activities are controlled and determined by the environment

environmental determinism

This principle means that if one wants to understand why and how diffusion occurs, it is necessary to take into consideration the speed, process, and dynamics of a religious movement

principle of religious movement

This principle describes the dichotomous nature of diffusion that takes place in time and space

principle of intensity of movement

In this process, religion send missionaries or members of their fold to various places around the world to convert people to their religion

expansion diffusion

This process means that while people are moving from one place to another, they bring with them their own religious identity and while living in a new territory, they gradually attract converts

relocation diffusion

hebrew name for hebrew bible

TaNakh

god of judaism

yahweh

The festival of lights, which is the celebration of the Jews’ survival and a commemoration of the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after a period of persecution

hannukah

type of judaism that aims to modernize judaism

reform judaism

descrimination against the jews as a group

antisemitism

systematic persecution and murder of over 16 million jews

holocaust

celebrated to remember jesus' birthday

christmas

he portray jesus as mesiah

mark

he portray jesus as rabbi

matthew

he portray jesus as son of god

john

book of the Hebrew Bible

torah

first book of the Torah, "bereshit"

genesis

second book of the Bible

exodus

third book of the torah

leviticus

fifth book of the Torah, where it is called Devarim

deuteronomy

2nd section of the Hebrew Bible

prophets

is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being

prophet

fourth book of torah

bambidbar

3rd section of Hebrew Bible, writings

ketuvim

Tries to observe the traditional practices and beliefs of Biblical Judaism

orthodox judaism

Recognizes that change has always been part of the religion,” but they discern carefully which changes must accepted

conservative judaism

retelling of the Passion of Christ

pasyon

gives form to the theology

faith

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit

apostle creed

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