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Worksheets1. The Nature of Religion_Key Terminology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the word 'adherent" mean?
Believer
Book
Tradition
Belief
Which religious worldview accepts the existence of many gods?
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Which of the following is the best example of how religion makes a contribution to the lives of believers?
Religion gives life meaning and purpose
Religions accepts all humans equally
Religion shows concern about climate change
Religions unite people of all faiths
A condition or state of being that surpasses physical existence is?
Religion
Transcendance
Nirvana
Immanence
What is the relationship between God & humans that results in beliefs & a set of practices?
Philosophy
Theology
Religion
Psychology
What is a person who denies the existence of God?
rationalist
atheist
agnostic
philosopher
What is the belief that God's existence cannot be known?
Rationalism
Atheism
Agnosticism
Philosopy
What is one reason why people turn to religion when they search for the meaning of life?
Religion holds shared human experience and knowledge from thousands of years.
Religion contains all the answers to Man's questions.
Religion comes from God.
Religion is more reliable than Science
A divine presence is manifested in the material world.
The above statement is characteristic of which view?
Belief
Immanence
Transcendence
Spirituality
Which of the following are Abrahamic religions?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
Buddhism and Judaism only
Judaism and Islam only
A supernatural event can be described by which of the following?
A very common event that science has overlooked
Something beyond scientific understanding
A rare event that only Christians believe in
A rite of passage in many religious traditions
Religions have existed for centuries as a means for cultures to
have control of their environment
Answer the enduring questions of life: why do I exist? What happens when I die? Why is there suffering in the world?
have control of people
respond to God's Will
From prehistoric times humans have wanted to
Hold power over other humans
manage their own emotions
understand the forces that have created and controlled the world
create super societies
Pantheism holds that
God exists independent of the universe.
The universe is God- God and the universe are one.
God is dead.
God created the world
The notion that religion makes a significant contribution to the lives of the individual and society as a whole is: -
transcendance
relevance
innovative
dynamic and living
A belief in the existence of one God viewed as the creative source of the human race and the world
polytheism
monotheism
theism
Who has a worldview?
Only those who believe in God
Only those who would consider themselves 'religious'
Everyone
Only Christians have a worldview
Definition of worldview:
The truth of God's word that you learn from the Bible and at church.
The set of moral and values that you acquire while growing to adulthood.
The set of beliefs people use to interpret the world and which guide their choices and behaviors.
The viewpoint when reading a book.
What are the four primary ways that people acquire a worldview?
observation
teaching
personal study
right and wrong
reasoning and imagination
It is the defined as the systematic study of the nature of the Divine and, more broadly, of religious belief.
Spirituality
Religion
Theology
Philosophy
