Rel 230 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Vedanta "end of the vedas" - refers to systems of thought based on a coherent interpretation of the upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Brahma Sutras Maya human delusion that we are different from brahman Yoga physical & mental discipline through which practioners "yoke" their spirits to the divine Samsara the cycle of death & rebirth or reincarnation Samadhi absorbtion into and union with the divine (that comes from perfection in concentration & meditation) Moksha liberation from sams...

monistic polytheism________ is the belief that many gods exist, but they belong to a singular divine essence. pluralism________ religion grants validity to its own religious truth claims and to the claims of others. moralAlthough David Hume's skepticism was accepted by Immanuel Kant, Kant argued that religion still held a place in establishing a/an ___________ vision for society. knowledgeEpistemology can most simply be defined as a "theory of ____________". religionThis word's ety...

You passed this Milestone 23 questions were answered correctly. 2 questions were answered incorrectly. 1 Which of the following statements about the Pre-Raphaelites is true?  They were interested in brilliant colors and a high level of detail.  They wanted to imitate the style of Raphael and Michelangelo.  They were strongly influenced by Dark Romanticism.  They had a high level of respect for the Royal Academy of Art

1. How many electrons can an s subshell hold? 2 2. How many electrons can a p subshell hold? 6 3. How many electrons can a d subshell hold? 10 4. Which subshells are available in the first energy level? 5. Which subshells are available in the second en- ergy level? 6. Which subshells are available in the third energy level? s s and p s, p and d 7. What is Hund's rule? (Think bus seats!) Every orbital in a sub- shell must be singly filled with an electron before any one orbital can be d...

The Mauryan ruler who sent his son and daughter as Buddhist missionaries was _________. The major form of Buddhism in East Asia is Theravada. The Buddha only achieved nirvana at the moment of his birth. Because the Buddha believed that nothing remains the same, he, therefore, rejected the existence of Atman. Originally the Buddha's followers were only men. The Buddha in his spiritual quest rejected Bhakti Hinduism. Siddhartha was raised by Suddhodana, his father and _________, his step-m...

Question 1: The Academic Study of Religions is bound to the Natural and Social sciences. Question 2: Academic scholars of religion will never support one religion over another. Question 3: Associate the characteristics with the religions. Question 4: The belief that the world is filled with gods is called . Question 5: All religions when it comes down to it have the same value systems. Question 6: According to academic scholars, rel...

REL 2300 CHRISTIANITY COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE CHRISTIANITY  1054 The year that Pope Leo IX excommunicated the Patriarch Cerularius.  1869 Doctrine of Papal Infallibility is decreed.  367 C.E. First appearance of the “New Testament”. Athanasius of Alexandria Egypt proclaimed the writings that became the New Testament as ‘scripture.’  Adoptionist [a-DOPT--shun-ist] A person who believes that at the baptism of the man Jesus,God adopted him as his Son.  Anabaptists...

REL 2300 Test 1 questions and answer complete exam practice solution The Academic Study of Religions is bound to the Natural and Social sciences. According to the Deists, Revealed Religion The belief that the world was created by a single god, but that this god is not the deity of an religion is called People of Antiquity A characteristic of some caves used by early homo spaiens thare considered evidenced of religiosity are The earliest practitioners of religion were the Sumerians. The...

Score for this quiz: 100 out of 100 Submitted Aug 4 at 5:54pm This attempt took 9 minutes. Question 1 4 / 4 pts Rene Descartes believed in recycled symbols. “collective conscience.” "decompositional pathways.” natural or “received religion.” Question 2 4 / 4 pts The difference between the opinion of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud was Marx wanted to create a perfect society. Freud wanted to create a perfect society. Marx believed religion was a mental illness. Freud believ...

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