REL 212----Unit 2 Final Milestone

The Tetragrammaton "YHWH" means:

"I am that I am."

The Latin term "Summum bonum" literally means:

"highest good"

In most forms of Islam, what is Allah's relationship to the physical universe?

Allah created the physical universe.

In regards to the problem of evil, the theologian __________ articulated the Free Will argument, stating that God gave individuals the ability to to make morally significant choices.

Augustine

Which of the following is among the seven sacraments recognized by the Catholic Church and other Christian denominations?

Baptism

According to the Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy, how do followers find liberation?

By recognizing the identity of the self (Atman) and the whole (Brahman)

Which of the figures below is regarded as the first to teach about the Tao?

Lao-Tzu

Which of the following is the meaning of the Sanskrit word "dukkha?"

Suffering

What is the best definition of animism?

The belief that all living things (and sometimes non-living things) have a spiritual essence.

Which of the following is the correct definition of pantheism?

The belief that nature is identical with divinity

In many primal traditions, deceased individuals are remembered by the living members of their family tree, who refer to the dead as (A)

ancestors

Which of the following most closely defines the Tao?

Although the Tao is considered to be eternally nameless, it is best described as the way or the path.

What is the term "mysticism" most associated with?

An experience of direct contact with the divine.

Revelations are a unique form of religious communication, since they claim to be accounts of direct communication from god to humankind, generally via a(n) __________.

Intermediary

What is the defining feature of a secular narrative, as opposed to a religious narrative?

It centers on worldly, rather than spiritual, content.

Which of the following is a reason presented in this course for a person choosing to adopt atheism as his or her "religious" worldview?

It is a reaction to the problem of evil.

Which Christian tradition has the most developed form of monastic silence?

Roman Catholicism

Which of the following is a facet of the term "non-theism?"

The belief that the existence of god or gods is not relevant to religious practice

What do most Christians believe about the Trinity?

The three persons of the Trinity are equal.

Which of the following is a way in which religions seek to answer some of life's "big questions?"

Through structures of belief

Which of the following choices is a common element or purpose of creation stories, as outlined in this pathway?

To answer the question, "Where did I come from?"

Thomas Jefferson's deism states that while the divine is impersonal, it also:

is inherently good.

Monotheism is the belief that:

only one God exists.

The practice of teaching religious doctrines verbally, without writing them down, is known as

oral tradition

One example of a ritual is a journey taken by a religious practitioner to a sacred destination, also known as a (A)

pilgrimage