Vocabulary Terms for Reading #1: Religion and Beliefs
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What term refers to the belief that humans cannot know if there is anything beyond this life?

  • Mystic
  • Fundamentalism
  • Atheism
  • Agnosticism (correct)
  • Which term describes non-belief in any deity?

  • Dogma
  • Nontheistic (correct)
  • Polytheism
  • Monotheism
  • What do religious liberals typically value?

  • Rigidly exclusive beliefs
  • Historical form of their religion
  • Physical embodiment of the divine
  • Inner spiritual experience over external authorities (correct)
  • Which term refers to insisting on the historical form of one's religion over contemporary influences?

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

    What is the concept of immanence in relation to divinity?

    <p>Present in Creation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Canadian policy towards Aboriginal children in the 1870s?

    <p>To assimilate them into Canadian culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What belief system involves the existence of many deities?

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

    Which ceremony involves placing hooks in the flesh of participants as a symbolic sacrifice to the Creator?

    <p>Vision Quest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Smudging Ceremony?

    <p>To purify and fast for visions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Wampum used for in Aboriginal culture?

    <p>To confirm a treaty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which activity characterized the operation of Canadian schools towards Aboriginal children?

    <p>Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of a sweat lodge in Aboriginal culture?

    <p>To purify and fast for visions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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