Religion Matters Ch 1 test

True or false The idea that all religions are one despite their apparent differences has made the world more dangerous

True

What are apart of the four part model of world religions

A solution to a human problem, techniques for achieving a solution, and analysis of the human problem, exemplars who taught the path towards the goal

Which of the following statements is true? A. Religious traditions include all sorts of different people and competing ideas B. Christians oppose homosexuality C. Hindus are polytheists D.Buddhists are non-violent

A. Religious traditions include all sorts of different people and competing ideas

Although it is important to avoid_____ the worlds religions, there is no way to avoid______.

Although it is important to avoid essentialising the worlds religions there is no way to avoid generalization

Anthropologist EB Taylor define religion as belief in spiritual beings what is the potential weakness of this definition A. Researchers cannot confirm the existence of spiritual beings B.It is a substantive definition of religion C.It is a functional definition of religion D. Excludes traditions that do not affirm any spiritual beings

D. Excludes traditions that do not affirm any spiritual beings

Functional

Definitions look at how religion operates in society(if they are sociological) or in the human mind (if they are psychological) To look at what a religion does

Substantive

Definitions look at the contents and perhaps conclude that there is an essence of religion

Nathan is a college student who is interested in learning about Buddhism because of its peaceful religion. When he learns at Buddhist monks in Myanmar have persecuted and killed members of the Aro Hija Muslim community, Nathan responds that these moms aren't "real Buddhists. "This attitude is an example of_____.

Essentialism

Statements like "Islam is a religion of war" and "Islam is a religion of peace "are both examples of what?

Essentialism

While religions have different kinds of rituals and community gatherings, they all agree that Belief is more important than these rituals

False

Ninjas Smarts ____ and Catherine albaneses _____ are examples of a ____ approach to the definition of religion

Ninian smarts seven dimensions of religions and Catherine Albanese is Four Cs are examples of a family resemblance approach to the religion definition

Andrea is a college student taking a world religions course. Although she was raised Christian, Andrea believes that all religions are equal because in the end they were all created for the same purpose of helping human beings to become moral, spiritual people. Whether she knows it or not Andrea is a ______.

Perennialist

What is secularization theory, promoted by many scholars of religion in prior decades?

Posits that as society modernizes, they will become less religious

Being suspicious of the categories we used to think about the worlds religions avoiding bad generalizations and acknowledging that the generalizations we make are in fact generalizations or three to techniques for

Reducing the problem of essentialism

Religious literacy is____, not just ______

Religious literacy is practicing a skill not just memorizing facts

What is most likely the reason this book does not contain Scientology?

Scientology has had less influence than the religions featured in this book

What does the term bracketing mean when used by religious studies scholars

To set aside one own attitudes and beliefs momentarily so that one can examine a topic with as little bias as possible