Exam 13: Religion in the Twenty-First Century

According to the Roman Catholic Church, contraception may be subject to religious guidelines even within marriage.

The ethical principle of the Golden Rule is found in

Barack Obama gave a landmark speech in Cairo to address the political tensions between the west and __________.

In Northern Ireland, interfaith efforts have attempted to directly address conflict between __________.

What is the future of religion? There has been a global increase in religiosity, even while the new century has begun with materialism, greed, and violence. What does this suggest about humanity and religion? What is necessary for people to amicably co-habit the world?

__________ is the result of worldwide interconnection and urbanization.

The largest global religion is __________.

Secular issues such as HIV/AIDS, poverty, climate change, and global recession are typically not areas of concern for religious communities.

Bioethics is one of the driving concerns of religion today. As new technologies allow human beings to influence directly biological processes, we experience increasing power to interfere with natural life functions. How should religious communities bring their values to help inform ethical applications of these technologies? And, should discoveries we make through these technologies be used to reframe or reshape religious values? Use a specific example in answering this question.

The United States has the largest percentage of church-going people in the industrialized world.

The religious perspective that one's own faith is the only true way is called __________.

The most important value of capitalist economics is __________.

The new "Arab Spring" governments will __________.

__________ conferences are an interfaith initiative that bring people of different religions together to discuss their agreements and disagreements.

Complex technologies, globalization, urbanization, bureaucratization, and rationality have produced the values collectively known as __________.

Inclusivism describes the approach whereby one's own religious system is seen as spacious enough to encompass all others.

The goal of religious pluralism is __________.

Universalism refers to the religious study of the universe.

All religions teach that one should not lie, steal, or hurt others.

The willingness of people of all religions to meet, explore their differences, and appreciate and find enrichment in each other's ways to the divine is known as __________.