Religious Studies Quiz
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Which academic field is devoted to research into religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions?

  • Psychology
  • Religious studies (correct)
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology
  • Which approach takes a more scientific and objective approach to understanding religion?

  • Sociology
  • Philosophy
  • Religious studies (correct)
  • Theology
  • Which academic discipline is NOT typically involved in religious studies?

  • History of religion
  • Psychology
  • Anthropology
  • Biology (correct)
  • Where did religious studies originate in the 19th century?

    <p>Netherlands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were some of the early influential scholars in religious studies?

    <p>Friedrich Max Müller and Cornelis Petrus Tiele</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Religious studies is an academic field that focuses on the study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Theology and religious studies are the same thing?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Religious studies draws upon multiple academic disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and history of religion?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Religious studies originated in 19th-century Europe?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Friedrich Max Müller and Cornelis Petrus Tiele were early influential scholars in religious studies?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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