RE 207 QUIZ 1 REAL EXAM 2025
GRADED A LATEST VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
{with practice exams}EXAM
ERABORATION
What is theology? - CORRECT ANSWER The study or knowledge of God,
The study of the transcendent, specifically Greek or Roman Gods.
What is western intellectual history divided into? What does it
correspond to? - CORRECT ANSWER Humanity, Transcendent
reality(God), Nature
Corresponds to Humanities, Theology('Queen' of sciences) , Natural
sciences
How has theology influenced Religion? - CORRECT ANSWER It's held a
long, crucial place in religious study because Historically, theology lay at
the heart of the study of religion. Prior to the Enlightenment, religion
had"always been theorized theologically." -Helmer
Religious studies is a 'child' of theology, The earliest Western academic
disciplines: theology and philosophy.
What is a God? - CORRECT ANSWER usually a pantheon of God
withhierarchical authority and imagined inhuman terms - family,
husband, wife,father, children, etc. - nobles, warriors,artisans, etc.
What do angels, Imps and demons do? - CORRECT ANSWER Usually in
service, or in opposition to the the aims of the deities.
,What is Shamanism? - CORRECT ANSWER Form of a tribal religion that
involved community acceptance of a shaman, a religious leader, healer,
and worker of major, who, through special powers, can intercede with
and interpret the spirit world.
Usually associated with a hunter-gatherer society
How did the development of religious texts affect societies?
How did people feel about religious study? - CORRECT ANSWER
Religious texts were what education circled around at the time of their
development.
People didn't really care about other religions, let alone to study them.
Societies believed that their Gods and traditions were superior to
others(Greeks and Romans); However, ancient Judaism was an outlier to
this and showed deep concern for there religious influence.
What did early Christian apologetics do? - CORRECT ANSWER Defend
the faith and Evangelizing
What did theology eventually expand to? - CORRECT ANSWER By
around 1000 C.E., Theology eventually embraced more than the study of
God to include all "doctrines"(prescriptions about beliefs and practices).
This lead to the birth of systematic theology.
Theology then concerned the transcendent, doctrines and faith.
What was the issue with organizing religions? - CORRECT ANSWER The
organization has a western worldview bias of religious traditions, which
inevitably led to the assertion of Christianity's "superiority". It was set as
the standard for morals
What is Phenomena? - CORRECT ANSWER the actual properties of an
object, things which exist independent of our minds, which exists within
itself.
, What is noumena? - CORRECT ANSWER The data of experience that
which the mind experiences or constructs, emphasizes subjective
experience
What was a major discipline In the 20th century? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is phenomenology? - CORRECT ANSWER A philosophical theory
of knowledge, a method, state of mind in which to approach a subject
matter.
What is the goal of phenomenology? - CORRECT ANSWER To describe
a religion's form, structure, and contours.
Name some ways of classifying the religious experience. - CORRECT
ANSWER Ritual, Myths, Beliefs, Manifestation, Prayer, Ethics, Sacred
objects, Sacrifice, Shared space and time, Notions of the sacred, etc.
What is phenomenology's stance on religion? - CORRECT ANSWER
Neutrality
Who are some key figures of phenomenology? - CORRECT ANSWER
Edmund Husserl(most influential phenomenologist)
Nathan Soderblom
Rudolf Otto
Geradus Van Der Leeuw
Joachim Wach
Mircea Eliade
Ninlan Smart
Why is Edmund Husserl the most influential Phenomenologist? -
CORRECT ANSWER He developed ideas of eophe and eidetic vision
GRADED A LATEST VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
{with practice exams}EXAM
ERABORATION
What is theology? - CORRECT ANSWER The study or knowledge of God,
The study of the transcendent, specifically Greek or Roman Gods.
What is western intellectual history divided into? What does it
correspond to? - CORRECT ANSWER Humanity, Transcendent
reality(God), Nature
Corresponds to Humanities, Theology('Queen' of sciences) , Natural
sciences
How has theology influenced Religion? - CORRECT ANSWER It's held a
long, crucial place in religious study because Historically, theology lay at
the heart of the study of religion. Prior to the Enlightenment, religion
had"always been theorized theologically." -Helmer
Religious studies is a 'child' of theology, The earliest Western academic
disciplines: theology and philosophy.
What is a God? - CORRECT ANSWER usually a pantheon of God
withhierarchical authority and imagined inhuman terms - family,
husband, wife,father, children, etc. - nobles, warriors,artisans, etc.
What do angels, Imps and demons do? - CORRECT ANSWER Usually in
service, or in opposition to the the aims of the deities.
,What is Shamanism? - CORRECT ANSWER Form of a tribal religion that
involved community acceptance of a shaman, a religious leader, healer,
and worker of major, who, through special powers, can intercede with
and interpret the spirit world.
Usually associated with a hunter-gatherer society
How did the development of religious texts affect societies?
How did people feel about religious study? - CORRECT ANSWER
Religious texts were what education circled around at the time of their
development.
People didn't really care about other religions, let alone to study them.
Societies believed that their Gods and traditions were superior to
others(Greeks and Romans); However, ancient Judaism was an outlier to
this and showed deep concern for there religious influence.
What did early Christian apologetics do? - CORRECT ANSWER Defend
the faith and Evangelizing
What did theology eventually expand to? - CORRECT ANSWER By
around 1000 C.E., Theology eventually embraced more than the study of
God to include all "doctrines"(prescriptions about beliefs and practices).
This lead to the birth of systematic theology.
Theology then concerned the transcendent, doctrines and faith.
What was the issue with organizing religions? - CORRECT ANSWER The
organization has a western worldview bias of religious traditions, which
inevitably led to the assertion of Christianity's "superiority". It was set as
the standard for morals
What is Phenomena? - CORRECT ANSWER the actual properties of an
object, things which exist independent of our minds, which exists within
itself.
, What is noumena? - CORRECT ANSWER The data of experience that
which the mind experiences or constructs, emphasizes subjective
experience
What was a major discipline In the 20th century? - CORRECT ANSWER
What is phenomenology? - CORRECT ANSWER A philosophical theory
of knowledge, a method, state of mind in which to approach a subject
matter.
What is the goal of phenomenology? - CORRECT ANSWER To describe
a religion's form, structure, and contours.
Name some ways of classifying the religious experience. - CORRECT
ANSWER Ritual, Myths, Beliefs, Manifestation, Prayer, Ethics, Sacred
objects, Sacrifice, Shared space and time, Notions of the sacred, etc.
What is phenomenology's stance on religion? - CORRECT ANSWER
Neutrality
Who are some key figures of phenomenology? - CORRECT ANSWER
Edmund Husserl(most influential phenomenologist)
Nathan Soderblom
Rudolf Otto
Geradus Van Der Leeuw
Joachim Wach
Mircea Eliade
Ninlan Smart
Why is Edmund Husserl the most influential Phenomenologist? -
CORRECT ANSWER He developed ideas of eophe and eidetic vision
