World Religions - Chapter 1

The overcoming of the normal limitations imposed by the human condition, whether temporarily or abidingly.

• cosmology

• transcendence

• spirituality

• destiny

The understanding of the nature of the universe.

• cosmology

• transcendence

• spirituality

• destiny

The belief in only one god.

• monotheism

• polytheism

• pantheism

• atheism

The belief in many gods.

• monotheism

• polytheism

• pantheism

• atheism

The belief that the divine reality exists in everything.

• monotheism

• polytheism

• pantheism

• atheism

Describes a belief system that holds that there is no divine being.

• theology

• nontheistic

• transtheistic

• revelation

The transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings, typically through myths or some form of religious experience.

• theology

• nontheistic

• transtheistic

• revelation

Experience of the divine or holy presence, sometimes involving intellectual belief and sometimes emphasizing personal trust.

• mysticism

• faith

• revelation

• pantheism

A category of religious experiences characterized by communing or uniting with the ultimate reality through inward contemplation.

• faith

• revelation

• mysticism

• polytheism

During a religious studies class, Abigail, Noah, and James were discussing a story they read in an ancient scripture. This story was trying to explain the origins of the universe and was considered a source of sacred truth. What is such a story often referred to as?

• ritual

• doctrine

• faith

• myth