THEOLOGY EXAM

Within the religions of India this one’s proper duty 

 Within the religions of India, a deity with an elephant head and an anthropomorphic body is the wise patron of success.

system of religious beliefs, esp. in formally acknowledged statements

a set of principles and governance that the Haudenosaunee nations lived by to this day

In Buddhism,  this involves right speech, right goals, a mind focused on what is real, and a heart focused

Christianity emerged from this faith 

Jesus was often in disagreements with the leadership of his community, eventually enough people

means that which is connected with God (or the gods) or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration,

Within the Australian Aboriginal communities men were keepers of mythology, ritual, sites, and symbols evoked i_ which i

Being part of a religion connects people of the past, present, and future to each other to create _____________.

parishioner of particular shrine / sect Shinto follower

Sometimes referred to as the Iroquois original Five Nations in North America

Systems of belief that have developed and evolved over time in response to eternal mysteries, driven by the feeling

means the enlightened one. Not the only one, but the first one

Within the faiths of the African Indigenous Religions these being are essential and actively connected to the community,

_________________ – Within the African indigenous religions, adornments often used to ward off evil.

“the recitation” the verses the Prophet received over the course of over 23 years from the Angel Jibril are the words of

the one God of Abraham in the Arabic language

The story of "The Blind Men and the Elephant" is a story about

The Inca community was set up as a or a system/organization in which people or groups are ranked one above another accor

For many indigenous people the land is ________________ 

Within the religions of India, the whole universe is this one transcendent reality referred to as

That which is special and founded in love can be considered

 an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence.

 __________ – Within the African indigenous religions, these adornments to generate good luck

means of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line

spiritual advisers who collect and pass on African history, knowledge and has long educational apprenticeship program

The people of the Aztec religion believed that this is a religious obligation in order to secure resources for sacrifice

Stories that convey or illustrate a Religious Truth first told orally and eventually written, religious stories convey

Wisdom we gain from the various forms of Indigenous Religions is that community, land, and faith are

indigenous religious beliefs of Japan, means “the way of kami”

According to the Buddhist tradition, at first Siddhartha thought the problem of human suffering was due

According to the African Indigenous world view and creation myths everything is ______________________

prayer) pray five times a day facing Mecca is called for People of the Islamic Faith

At one time, there may have been as many as 500 language-named, territorial-anchored groups of in Australia.

Emphasis on purity, harmony, respect for nature and family, subordination of individual to the group

In Buddhism, the concept that between luxury and poverty seems wisest. This was discovered when Siddhartha realized

Jesus's mission focused on 

In Peru, nearly half the population is most of which are farmers and herders living in close-knit

means a state of compassion, insight, peace, and steadfastness.

This a promise between God and the chosen people.

When we study other religions we can observe that there are some concepts that are universal religious truths.

– a natural object or animal that is believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance

Moses the prophet received these and hundreds of other laws from God. 

the highest class in a certain society, especially those holding hereditary offices in government. A form of government

Within the indigenous religious beliefs of Japan is  sacred or divine power – specifically the various gods or deities

Religions come from human encounters with

Religious stories that do not have factual basis or historical validity (like creation stories) are

South American Indigenous People who ruled an empire extending along the coast to the Andes mountains from what

Refers to an extended family unit

The answer to God’s call is ________

According to the accounts of Buddhism, Queen Maya, is said to have been visited in her sleep by a white elephant

a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as undeniably true.

Indigenous religions often focus on sacred localized and alive in the landscape, sacredness is also applied

 the appropriate way to be in relation to land, humans, and the other beings.

The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it is _____________.

Within the Australian Aboriginal communities their lives sometimes centered around specific site settled by group’s

In the year 70 C.E., the Romans destroyed the temple in their capital, Jerusalem, therefore Judaism transformed

Why is it important to study other faiths?

Jesus was raised  by Mary and her husband Joseph. When he turned 30 he began his public career as 

A man of such virtue that he became known as an avatarof Vishnu, who is thought to have taught beliefs of Hinduism.

every Muslim who is able must make the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, rehearsing for the time

Sacred Places & Spaces include certain places & spaces considered

Within the religions of India, the wheel or cycle of rebirths is called

_____________ – a religious studies term meaning to absorb or integrate elements from other cultures

refers to geography and the practices that emerge from specific territories, a key characteristic of indigenous

the  many sacred scriptures make up the Hebrew bible.  

Within the religions of India, the the transformer, or Lord of the Dance is

Jesus's disciples witnessed and told others about his 

Within the religions of India this is the law of cause and effect.

Religious stories that are capable of being factually verified by observation or experiment are

A Muslim's five most important duties are called

Within the religions of India the escape from the cycle of rebirth is called

Within this religion there is no separation of religion and everyday life / the mundane

Means the religions of India, not a single religion but rather a variety of related beliefs and spiritual practices.

This represents the unified whole Haudenosaunee nations coming together in the Grand Council

A view of time and history that sees some moments and events as more sacred than others is referred to as:

From the latin word which means "to bind," a particular system of faith and worship

Some African beliefs have a clear idea of ________________ for example the Yoruba concept of Olorun / Olodumare

In order to guarantee human existence,  people of the Aztec religion believed they had to nourish Huitzilopochtli with

Holy events and times of the year/ seasonal holidays, festivals, rites of passage are examples of:

When we examine the community connections of a specific tribe or nation, sometimes in terms of family connections

The Four Sights of Buddhism are 

An incarnation of the god in human form within the faiths of India, a manifestation of a deity or released soul

 began with God calling Abraham and Sarah to leave Mesopotamia and migrate to the land of Canaan.

Shrine Shinto or ________________ Shinto – has been in existence since beginning of Japanese history

Within the Yoruba African Indigenous Religion, this is a priest or diviners who draw on vast knowledge by consulting

Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, Siddhartha witnessed the human suffering in various forms.

An understanding or acceptance of something as true is 

– synergistic with other Mesoamerican cultures for example incorporates Mayan cosmological beliefs

This sense of scripture requires looking for a deeper meaning

 has access to and influence over good and evil spirits

This Inca Empire had a vast network of roads, highly developed architecture and civil engineering, irrigation systems

to the Christian faith the angel was sent by the God of Abraham to ask woman named Mary to become the mother of his son

Within the Australian Aboriginal communities, groups of hunters and gatherers consisting of two

Community, ancestral lands that the people have lived on for thousands of years (like Onondaga Lake)

is the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul or transcendent belief as opposed to material

This kind of truth frequently involves that which is unseen, transcendent, paradoxical,

 expansion of one nation into another territory

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native