Exam 1: Introduction: Understanding World Religions in Global Perspective

Many scholars of the Modern era believed that an increasing reliance on science would cause civilization to become increasingly _______.

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Question 41

Western religion is typically monotheistic, meaning

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Question 42

According to the authors, religion has always been about power and meaning in relation to human destiny.

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Question 43

Throughout history, much of religion has centered on power and meaning in relation to human destiny.

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Question 44

Which era of history began with colonialism and the rise of modern science, then declined after World War II?

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Question 45

A postmodern edict would argue that only religious knowledge-and not scientific knowledge-is relative.

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Question 46

In the postmodern world, every religious person is a _______, because we all "choose" our religious identity.

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Question 47

A global religious resurgence occurred during the end of the twentieth century.

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Question 48

_______ interpretations of symbolic religious stories can lead to great confusion and/or misunderstanding.

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Question 49

The study of each religion is best defined by the god or Gods worshipped.

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Question 50

Postmodern trends incited a collapse of all metanarratives, causing religion to drastically curtail in the public realm.

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Question 51

"Religiously unaffiliated" is a term for people who do not adhere to any religious beliefs.

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Question 52

In the Myths of History, the ideal goal of life is for humans to be in harmony with the will of God, whereupon peace and justice will reign, and death will be _______

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Question 53

The authors refer to a collapse of metanarratives in Postmodernity. Provide examples of metanarratives and explain the factors which may have contributed to such a collapse.

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Question 54

This term signifies a way of explaining spiritual reality by using analogies from particular finite qualities and characteristics

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Question 55

A _______, medium, or oracle uses trance to communicate with sacred ancestors and the supernatural.

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Question 56

_______ has disrupted notions of singular identities, including religious identity.

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Question 57

In the myths of nature, time brings sickness, decline, and death.

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Question 58

Explain how the effects of globalization makes the study of religions imperative.

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Question 59

A civilization in which there is no separation between a dominant religion and society is called

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Many scholars of the Modern era believed that an increasing reliance on science would cause civilization to become increasingly _______.

Western religion is typically monotheistic, meaning

According to the authors, religion has always been about power and meaning in relation to human destiny.

Throughout history, much of religion has centered on power and meaning in relation to human destiny.

Which era of history began with colonialism and the rise of modern science, then declined after World War II?

A postmodern edict would argue that only religious knowledge-and not scientific knowledge-is relative.

In the postmodern world, every religious person is a _______, because we all "choose" our religious identity.

A global religious resurgence occurred during the end of the twentieth century.

_______ interpretations of symbolic religious stories can lead to great confusion and/or misunderstanding.

The study of each religion is best defined by the god or Gods worshipped.

Postmodern trends incited a collapse of all metanarratives, causing religion to drastically curtail in the public realm.

"Religiously unaffiliated" is a term for people who do not adhere to any religious beliefs.

In the Myths of History, the ideal goal of life is for humans to be in harmony with the will of God, whereupon peace and justice will reign, and death will be _______

The authors refer to a collapse of metanarratives in Postmodernity. Provide examples of metanarratives and explain the factors which may have contributed to such a collapse.

This term signifies a way of explaining spiritual reality by using analogies from particular finite qualities and characteristics

A _______, medium, or oracle uses trance to communicate with sacred ancestors and the supernatural.

_______ has disrupted notions of singular identities, including religious identity.

In the myths of nature, time brings sickness, decline, and death.

Explain how the effects of globalization makes the study of religions imperative.

A civilization in which there is no separation between a dominant religion and society is called

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