Introduction to World Religions 1st Quarter (Quarterly)
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According to Rudolf Otto, what are the twin experiences that explain the origin of religion?

  • Fear and fascination
  • Mysterium tremendum and mysterium fascinans (correct)
  • Death and crushes
  • Religion and spirituality

    • What is the meaning of the Latin verb 'Religare', from which the word 'religion' is derived?

  • To believe
  • To bind (correct)
  • To interpret
  • To worship

    • What are the elements or characteristics that are common among religions?

  • God or Supreme Being, belief in multiple gods, rituals, sacred texts
  • Place of worship, belief in one god, religious practices, sacred texts
  • Belief in supernatural power, rituals, sacred texts, religious practices
  • Sacred texts, rituals, God or Supreme Being, place of worship (correct)

    • What is the term used to describe the belief in multiple gods?

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

    What is the term used to describe the belief in no god?

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

    According to Rudolf Otto, what are the two twin experiences that explain the origin of religion?

    <p>Mysterium tremendum and mysterium fascinans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Latin verb 'Religare' mean?

    <p>To bind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which classification of religion believes in one god?

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

    What are the common elements or characteristics among religions?

    <p>Sacred texts, rituals, god or supreme being, place of worship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the belief in no god?

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

    According to Rudolf Otto, what are the twin experiences that explain the origin of religion?

    <p>Mysterium tremendum and mysterium fascinans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the origin of the word 'religion'?

    <p>Religare, which means to bind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the elements or characteristics that are common among religions?

    <p>Sacred texts, rituals, God or Supreme Being, place of worship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which classification of religion believes in multiple gods?

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

    What is the term used to describe the belief in no god?

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

    Which picture represents religiosity?

    <p>Picture A</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which picture represents spirituality?

    <p>Picture B</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which picture shows a person praying outside of a church?

    <p>Picture B</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some positive effects of religion?

    <p>Charitable giving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some negative effects of religion?

    <p>Filling people with fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of religiosity?

    <p>Praying outside of a church</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of spirituality?

    <p>Bringing your faith wherever you go</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a positive effect of religion?

    <p>Promoting ethics in political life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a negative effect of religion?

    <p>Filling people with fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of both religiosity and spirituality?

    <p>Bringing your faith wherever you go</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes religiosity?

    <p>The act of worship and following religious rituals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes spirituality?

    <p>The internalization of faith and bringing it everywhere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a positive effect of religion?

    <p>Promoting ethics in political life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a negative effect of religion?

    <p>Filling people with fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which picture represents spirituality?

    <p>Picture B</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which division of the TaNaKh includes the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, and Joseph?

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

    Which book of the Torah deals with the temple sacrifices, kosher, and other aspects of the Jewish ritual life?

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

    Which division of the TaNaKh includes the stories of the Israelites on their way to the Promised Land and the Spies debacle?

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

    Which book of the Torah includes the slavery in Egypt, the Exodus, the Giving of Torah, and the building of the Tabernacle?

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

    Which book of the Torah prepares the people for life in the promised land and is the last book of Moses' 40 years of leadership?

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

    Which division of the TaNaKh includes the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, and Joseph?

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

    Which book of the Torah prepares the people for life in the promised land and is the last book of Moses' 40 years of leadership?

    <p>Devarim (Deuteronomy)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which division of the TaNaKh deals with the temple sacrifices, kosher, and other aspects of the Jewish ritual life?

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

    Which book of the Torah includes many events that happened to the Israelites on their way to the Promised Land, including God counting the people and the Spies debacle?

    <p>Bamidbar (Numbers)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which book of the Torah includes the creation of the world and the early history of the Jewish nation, including the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, and Joseph?

    <p>Bereishit (Genesis)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which division of the TaNaKh deals with the temple sacrifices, kosher, and other aspects of the Jewish ritual life?

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

    Which book of the Torah includes the creation of the world and the early history of the Jewish nation, including the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, and Joseph?

    <p>Bereishit (Genesis)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which book of the Torah includes the slavery in Egypt, the Exodus, the Giving of Torah, and the building of the Tabernacle?

    <p>Shemot (Exodus)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which book of the Torah prepares the people for life in the promised land and is the last book of Moses' 40 years of leadership?

    <p>Devarim (Deuteronomy)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which division of the TaNaKh includes the stories of the Israelites on their way to the Promised Land and the Spies debacle?

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

    Which branch of Judaism values ethical traditions over strict observance of Jewish laws?

    <p>Reform Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism believes that Judaism is a religious civilization that is constantly evolving?

    <p>Conservative Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are most of the Reform Jews located?

    <p>United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism does not believe that the Torah was divinely revealed the truth?

    <p>Reform Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism holds that the rabbis invented the oral Torah to adapt Judaism to a new era?

    <p>Conservative Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism does not believe that the Torah was divinely revealed and considers Jewish laws on diet, purity, and dress to be obsolete?

    <p>Reform Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism believes that Judaism is a religious civilization that is constantly evolving?

    <p>Conservative Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism has the largest population in the United States?

    <p>Reform Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism believes that the oral Torah was invented by the rabbis to adapt Judaism to a new era?

    <p>Conservative Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism values ethical traditions over strict observance of Jewish laws?

    <p>Reform Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism believes that the oral law was received by Moses from God?

    <p>Conservative Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of Judaism values strict observance of Jewish laws?

    <p>Liberal Judaism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where are most of the Reform Jews living?

    <p>United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Reform Judaism believe about the Torah?

    <p>It was not divinely revealed the truth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Conservative Jews believe about Judaism?

    <p>It is a religious civilization that's constantly evolving</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the founder of Seventh Day Adventism?

    <p>William Miller</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Quakers believe about life?

    <p>It has the potential to be sacramental</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the essence of Christianity?

    <p>Life, death, and Christian beliefs on the resurrection of Jesus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core of the Christian faith centered on?

    <p>The life and teachings of Jesus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Quakerism believe about Christ?

    <p>Christ is a living reality in personal experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the founder of Seventh Day Adventism?

    <p>William Miller</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Quakers believe about life?

    <p>Life is a sacrament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Christians believe about the resurrection of Jesus?

    <p>Jesus will be resurrected again</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the Bible includes Jesus's teachings?

    <p>The New Testament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core of the Christian faith centered on?

    <p>The life and teachings of Jesus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is considered the founder of Seventh Day Adventism?

    <p>William Miller</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the core belief of Quakerism?

    <p>The belief in the sacramental nature of all of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the essence of Christianity according to the text?

    <p>Belief in the resurrection of Jesus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the Bible do both Christians and Jews follow?

    <p>The Old Testament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common belief among Christians about Jesus' return to earth?

    <p>It will happen in the Second Coming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which prophet is believed to be the first prophet in Islam?

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

    Who do Muslims believe is the last prophet?

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

    What is the foundation of Islam's religion?

    <p>The Five Pillars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Islam, do human beings share Allah's divinity?

    <p>No, they do not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief about human sin in Islam?

    <p>People are born with no sin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Islam, who was the first prophet?

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

    What is the belief of Muslims regarding Allah's divinity?

    <p>No one shares Allah's divinity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief of Muslims regarding Allah's characteristics?

    <p>Allah does not sleep, get tired, or die</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief of Muslims regarding human beings and Allah's image?

    <p>Human beings are not created in the image of Allah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief of Muslims regarding intermediaries between them and Allah?

    <p>There are no intermediaries between Muslims and Allah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, Muslims believe that no one shares Allah's divinity that is neither angel nor human. True or False?

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

    According to the text, Muslims believe that human beings are created in the image of Allah. True or False?

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

    According to the text, Muslims believe that there is no intermediary who will take anyone nearer to Allah or plead on anyone's behalf. True or False?

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

    According to the text, Muslims believe that there is no original sin in Islam. True or False?

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

    According to the text, the Five Pillars are the foundation of Islam's religion. True or False?

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

    According to Islam, what is the belief about the divinity of Allah?

    <p>No one shares Allah's divinity, neither angel nor human</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief of Muslims regarding the creation of human beings in the image of Allah?

    <p>Muslims believe that human beings are not created in the image of Allah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief of Muslims regarding the existence of intermediaries between individuals and Allah?

    <p>Muslims believe that there are no intermediaries between individuals and Allah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief of Muslims regarding the concept of original sin?

    <p>Muslims believe that everyone is born free of any sin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

    <p>Belief in one God, belief in the divinity of Muhammad, belief in the divinity of Adam, belief in the divinity of Abraham, belief in the divinity of Jesus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Origin of Religion

    • Rudolf Otto identified two twin experiences explaining the origin of religion: numinous (the fascination with the divine) and moral (the sense of obligation or duty).
    • The Latin verb Religare means "to bind," suggesting that religion connects individuals to the divine, themselves, and each other.

    Common Elements of Religion

    • Common characteristics among religions include:
      • Belief in a higher power or powers.
      • Moral codes or ethics guiding behavior.
      • Rituals, ceremonies, and practices.
      • Sacred texts or scriptures.
      • Community worship or gathering.
      • Explanation of the origin of life and humanity.

    Beliefs about Deity

    • The term for belief in multiple gods is polytheism.
    • The belief in no god is termed atheism.
    • Monotheism is the classification of religion that believes in one god.

    Judaism

    • The division of the TaNaKh that includes stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, and Joseph is called Torah.
    • The Torah book that deals with temple sacrifices and purity laws is Leviticus.
    • The book covering the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land and the Spies debacle is Numbers.
    • The Torah book depicting the Exodus and building of the Tabernacle is Exodus.
    • The final book of the Torah, preparing the people for life in the Promised Land, is Deuteronomy.

    Branches of Judaism

    • Reform Judaism values ethical traditions over strict adherence to Jewish laws and has a significant population in the United States.
    • Conservative Judaism maintains a balance between tradition and modernity, believing Judaism evolves as a civilization.
    • Orthodox Judaism strictly observes Jewish laws and believes the oral Torah was received from God.

    Christianity and Quakerism

    • The essence of Christianity centers on the belief in the resurrection of Jesus and teachings found in the New Testament.
    • Quakers believe in direct communion with God and emphasize simplicity, equality, and peace in life.
    • Christians hold a common belief that Jesus will return to earth.

    Islam

    • The first prophet in Islam is Adam, and the last prophet is Muhammad.
    • Islam is founded on the Five Pillars, which guide a Muslim's faith and practice, centered around Allah's oneness.
    • Muslims believe that no one shares Allah's divinity, including humans and angels, and reject the concept of original sin.
    • Humans are created in Allah's image, but there are no intermediaries between Allah and individuals.

    True/False Statements in Islam

    • Muslims believe that no one shares Allah's divinity: True.
    • Muslims believe that human beings are created in the image of Allah: False.
    • Muslims believe there is no intermediary between individuals and Allah: True.
    • Muslims believe there is no original sin: True.
    • The Five Pillars are considered the foundation of Islam: True.

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    Test your knowledge on the origin of religion with this quiz! Explore the definition, types, elements, and functions of religion. Discover the Latin origins of the word "religion" and delve into the contrasting aspects of the mysterious and captivating nature of religious experiences.

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