Unit 1: What is Religion?

The transmission of divine presence to human beings.

Which one is a basic dimension of a religious tradition?

The belief that the divine reality exists in everything.

Worship carried out through formal practice.

Which one is a valid reason for studying the world's religions?

The belief in many Gods.

Which one is considered a "big question" religions attempt to answer?

A religious experience characterized by union with the divine through deep contemplation.

Through our academic study of religion, this model will be used:

Religions attempt to answer fundamental questions about human existence.

An allegorical story that conveys important truths.

The understanding of the nature of the universe.

A religion with no belief in a divine being.

The belief in one God.

How we are to act while living in the world.

It is not necessary to use empathy when studying the world's religions.

Which one is a common element to all religions?

The overcoming of the limitations imposed by the human condition.

The capacity for seeing things from another's perspective.

A religion that allows room for belief in a divine being without insisting its relevance.

Religious belief usually through a religion.

Many definitions of religion usually have some limitation, therefore it is difficult to define religion.