RELI
448
Midterm
Exam
Questio (TCO 4) Compare and contrast Carl Gustav Jung's theory as to
n: the origin of religions with William James' theory. How does
1. each of these psychologists view religion (positively or
negatively)? Now analyze how the insights of Jung or James
might illuminate your religious tradition or the tradition with
which you are most familiar. How would Jung or
James understand that tradition? Use specific examples to
support your answer (e.g., a specific belief or ritual).
Student Answer: Carl Gustav Jung's theory of the origin of religions was made on the
us as humans having a need for personal fulfillment and being
selfish. These characteristics were named individuation and
individuation was seen in things such as crosses, circles that were
made out of lines and connected in the middle. These things that
connected in the middle symbolized being whole and being
connected. William James used culture in his theory to show how
religions were created. When we adapt to things, our brain chooses
to side with philosophies and which behaviors to adapt. William
James believed with all the different personalities and
temperaments that these differences are what caused there to be
different religions. I see both philosophies as something I can relate
to. James' theory is something I could lean more towards. You see,
most of my decisions in life are met with emotion. My religious
belief is the same. I feel that emotions, good or bad have a huge
part in my religious beliefs and life as a whole.
Comments: 20/25
Question 2.Question : (TCO 8) Identify and describe four key concepts of the
Upanishads. Make sure you use enough detail to support your
answer.
Student Answer: Brahman, Atman, Maya, Karma Brahman was the cosmic power
which was in the Vedic sacrifice and chants. The priests had control
over these. (Molloy, 2010) Brahman can be known not just believed
in. Our text gives a great phrase, "To experience Brahman is to
know, firsthand, that every apparently individual reality in the
world is actually a wave of the same sacred ocean of energy."
(Molloy, 2010) Atman is related to Brahman and just as important.
Some tried to expllain it as one's self or one's soul, but it can be
better described as one's deepest soul. Atman is the experience of
the saced within yourself. (Molloy, 2010) It is more than we can
see, feel, or experience. It is everything, just as God is everything.
Maya means magic and matter, and it refers to the everyday world.
Maya refers to the world as being a holy reality that takes different
448
Midterm
Exam
Questio (TCO 4) Compare and contrast Carl Gustav Jung's theory as to
n: the origin of religions with William James' theory. How does
1. each of these psychologists view religion (positively or
negatively)? Now analyze how the insights of Jung or James
might illuminate your religious tradition or the tradition with
which you are most familiar. How would Jung or
James understand that tradition? Use specific examples to
support your answer (e.g., a specific belief or ritual).
Student Answer: Carl Gustav Jung's theory of the origin of religions was made on the
us as humans having a need for personal fulfillment and being
selfish. These characteristics were named individuation and
individuation was seen in things such as crosses, circles that were
made out of lines and connected in the middle. These things that
connected in the middle symbolized being whole and being
connected. William James used culture in his theory to show how
religions were created. When we adapt to things, our brain chooses
to side with philosophies and which behaviors to adapt. William
James believed with all the different personalities and
temperaments that these differences are what caused there to be
different religions. I see both philosophies as something I can relate
to. James' theory is something I could lean more towards. You see,
most of my decisions in life are met with emotion. My religious
belief is the same. I feel that emotions, good or bad have a huge
part in my religious beliefs and life as a whole.
Comments: 20/25
Question 2.Question : (TCO 8) Identify and describe four key concepts of the
Upanishads. Make sure you use enough detail to support your
answer.
Student Answer: Brahman, Atman, Maya, Karma Brahman was the cosmic power
which was in the Vedic sacrifice and chants. The priests had control
over these. (Molloy, 2010) Brahman can be known not just believed
in. Our text gives a great phrase, "To experience Brahman is to
know, firsthand, that every apparently individual reality in the
world is actually a wave of the same sacred ocean of energy."
(Molloy, 2010) Atman is related to Brahman and just as important.
Some tried to expllain it as one's self or one's soul, but it can be
better described as one's deepest soul. Atman is the experience of
the saced within yourself. (Molloy, 2010) It is more than we can
see, feel, or experience. It is everything, just as God is everything.
Maya means magic and matter, and it refers to the everyday world.
Maya refers to the world as being a holy reality that takes different
