SOPHIA PATHWAYS Approaches to Studying Religions Milestone 2

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SOPHIA PATHWAYS Approaches to Studying Religions Unit 2 Milestone You passed this Milestone 19 questions were answered correctly. 6 questions were answered incorrectly. 1 Which of the following ... is an example of a non-theistic religion? • Buddhism • Islam • Hinduism • Christianity CONCEPT Non-Theism 2 Which of the following most closely defines the Tao? • While the Tao is understood as indefinable, a good approximation of its meaning is a heavenly place. • The Tao is defined best as a great spirit that unites all humans. • Although the Tao is considered to be eternally nameless, it is best described as the way or the path. • The Tao is a manifestation of God, which takes many different forms. CONCEPT Taoism - The Tao 3 The Tetragrammaton "YHWH" means: • "King." • "Ground of Life." • "I am that I am." • "Lord." CONCEPT Judaism- Yahweh 4 Which of the following best describes the relationship between revelations and religious narratives? • Revelations and religious narratives refer to the exact same phenomena. • Individuals always come to know religious narratives through revelation. • Revelations are one possible form of religious narrative, often thought to be the most compelling. • Revelations are the most common, almost mundane, form of religious narrative. CONCEPT Revelations 5 Which of the following choices is a common element or purpose of creation stories, as outlined in this pathway? • To explain who will be rewarded in the afterlife • To answer the question, “Where did I come from?” • To provide information on proper moral conduct • To explain why God exists CONCEPT Early Creation Stories 6 Although problematic questions of human existence have doctrinal or philosophical answers, they are also: • addressed by practices in many traditions. • ultimately unsuccessful in the eyes of most practitioners. • the sole topic that religious myths are concerned with. • not a concern for the average practitioner. CONCEPT Overview of "The Problem" 7 What does the concept "Summum bonum" describe? • An ethical goal unattainable by humanity. • The innate goodness of the human soul. • The ultimate end which humans ought to pursue. • The greatest possible being, or God. CONCEPT Summum Bonum 8 In most forms of Islam, what is Allah's relationship to the physical universe? • Allah sustains the physical universe, which has always existed. • The physical universe is part of Allah's "body" (or substance). • Allah will eventually end the physical universe, which has eternally existed. • Allah created the physical universe. CONCEPT Islam- Allah 9 What is the practice of evangelism? • The act of worshipping publicly. • The attempt to return a religion to its original, usually conservative, form. • The act of giving religious doctrines purely for the sake of education, not persuasion. • The attempt to persuade non-believers to join one's religion. CONCEPT Transmission of the Teaching 10 Which of the following best describes the term "ritual?" • A collective action directed solely at material ends, e.g. hunting for food • A sacred action repeated in a similar way over time • A spontaneous new action directed at the divine • Any practice that exists outside of accepted religious or social convention CONCEPT Action 11 What is the term "mysticism" most associated with? • An experience of direct contact with the divine. • A set of rational arguments about the divine. • Travel to a site associated with a sp [Show More]

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