World Religions Chapt. 1

What questions does religion seek to respond to?

The understanding of the nature of the universe is called

Religion begins with mystery.

The social dimension of religion promotes all of the following except

The basic dimensions of a religious tradition include

The belief that divine reality exists in everything is called ____________.

A religion that includes a belief in a personal god or gods is

One important approach for studying religions is ___, the ability to see things from another's perspective.

Some forms of spiritual fulfillment involve ____, the overcoming of normal limitations imposed by the human condition.

Many world religions include sacred stories that are passed along from one generation to the next. These are called

The worship of more than one god is called globulotheism.

The _____ dimension of religion includes formal worship practice.

What are some different ways of understanding ultimate reality?

Which two things enrich our study of world religions?

Friedrich Max Müller noted that to know just one religion is to know

Most religions teach that spiritual fulfillment is closely related to some form of _____ from death.

Cathedrals, temples, statues, and sacred places in nature are all examples of which dimension ofreligion?

The ____________ dimension of religion deals with how we are to act while living in the world.

In some forms of _____, the individual becomes one with the ultimate reality through inward contemplation.

Suffering is an important aspect of the ____________, one of the basic concerns of religion.