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Rel 101 Final Exam Questions And Answers
2025 Update.
The Sacred - Answer✔Regarded with great respect and reverence by a particular religion,
group, or individual
Functionalist approach - Answer✔define religion by the purpose it serves (Freud, Marx)
Substantive approach - Answer✔define religion by the contents, statement of its beliefs, and
the interpretation of such
Family Resemblance - Answer✔a group of traits that describe the religion
The Enlightenmen - Answer✔an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century
that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
Epistemology - Answer✔the theory of knowledge especially with regard to its methods, validity,
and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion
Samsara - Answer✔cycle of death and rebirth in Hinduism
Karma - Answer✔good actions and fulfilling your duty in life leads to better opportunities for
rebirth after death
Atman - Answer✔Ātman is a Sanskrit word that refers to the Self or self-existent essence of
individuals, as distinct from ego, mind and embodied existence.
Nirvana - Answer✔blowout or extinguished. the release from karma in the cycle of death and
rebirth- Buddhism
The shahada - Answer✔- Muslim profession of faith
Umma - Answer✔- the collective Muslim community
Vedic Religion - Answer✔- Indian religion with many gods, based on Vedic texts
Jnana Yoga - Answer✔- Hindu Discipline of wisdom
Bhakti Yoga- Hinu discipline of devotion - Answer✔- Hinu discipline of devotion
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Rel 101 Final Exam Questions And Answers
2025 Update.
The Sacred - Answer✔Regarded with great respect and reverence by a particular religion,
group, or individual
Functionalist approach - Answer✔define religion by the purpose it serves (Freud, Marx)
Substantive approach - Answer✔define religion by the contents, statement of its beliefs, and
the interpretation of such
Family Resemblance - Answer✔a group of traits that describe the religion
The Enlightenmen - Answer✔an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century
that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
Epistemology - Answer✔the theory of knowledge especially with regard to its methods, validity,
and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion
Samsara - Answer✔cycle of death and rebirth in Hinduism
Karma - Answer✔good actions and fulfilling your duty in life leads to better opportunities for
rebirth after death
Atman - Answer✔Ātman is a Sanskrit word that refers to the Self or self-existent essence of
individuals, as distinct from ego, mind and embodied existence.
Nirvana - Answer✔blowout or extinguished. the release from karma in the cycle of death and
rebirth- Buddhism
The shahada - Answer✔- Muslim profession of faith
Umma - Answer✔- the collective Muslim community
Vedic Religion - Answer✔- Indian religion with many gods, based on Vedic texts
Jnana Yoga - Answer✔- Hindu Discipline of wisdom
Bhakti Yoga- Hinu discipline of devotion - Answer✔- Hinu discipline of devotion
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