HRT3M1 Intro Unit One

The belief in many different Gods is known as:

Secularism often leads to

B.C.E = A.D. and C.E. = B.C.

According to Ninian Smart, sacred stories can be divided into these two categories.

What are the three basic elements of Religion?

Why should we study world religions?

What are some examples of primary sources that we can use to study a religion?

Believing involves a __________ process.

3000 B.C.E occured AFTER 300 B.C.E.

What famous event occured around the year 0?

According to Ninian Smart, all religions share a sense of morality (although they might disagree on what is moral)

For thousands of years, humans have sought answers to questions (__________) that concern us.

The golden rules of most major religions are very similar.

According to Ninian Smart, Religious Experience can be divided into these three subcategories.

People turning to God out of need is called ______ oriented faith.

B.C. and A.D. stand for

How many traits did Ninian Smart use to classify World Religions?

The year 350 C.E. occured BEFORE the year 100 C.E.

The belief in only ONE God is called:

What was Ninian Smart's first name?