RELG 2650

RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Five Pillars of Islam i. Profession of Faith ii. Prayer iii. Alms- giving to the poor, medical care iv. Fasting/Ramadan v. Hajj- pilgrimage, go to mecca and medina, the origin place Important Works of Islam Quran i. Reveled by Angel Gabriel to Muhammed Sunna i. Sayings and deeds of the prophet and his companions (hadith) ii. It is a tradition, but one with great authority Ijma: i. originally consensus of companion...

RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Creation - existence depends on God - God creates all - God transcends creation - creation is good Covenant agreement between two parties, usually of unequal power, that creates a relationship - sets forth obligations and promises that both parties commit to Torah First five books of the Hebrew Bible; primary sacred text in Judaism; law of God revealed to Moses Quran the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the pro...

RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions How has death become medicalized (2 statistics) - 70% of Americans die in a hospital - 70% of Americans prefer to die at home What century did most people stop dying at home 20th century What are 2 systems created to limit end-of-life medical care Palliative care and hospice palliative care Care designed not to treat an illness but to provide suffering relief and a higher quality of life. Islamic approach to death described...

RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Bioethics The application of principles, rules, and values to science, medicine, and health care, whether directly or through public policies. Kelly, Magill, & Have's argument about the influence of religious traditions in the development of modern bioethics. Catholics adopted a natural law approach to morality, claiming that moral judgements were based on reason --> applicable to all humans. Jewish scholars based moral claim...

RELG 2650 (FINAL)Exam Questions With Complete Solutions thomas aquinas answers the question of why there is something rather than nothing/ says that everything depends on God's will, everything should be received as a gift, and that all of God's creation is inherently good why does God reveal religious and moral truths? because of his desire to have a relationship with us covenant an agreement with God that is supposed to create a relationship - Judaism = between God and Israel / ...

RELG 2650 - Midterm Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Principles of each tradition - Tradition of debate and interpretation in Talmud provides model for how to apply Law to new situations - Tradition of theological reflection helps people to interpret natural law and Scripture Body and our lives are not our own 3 themes - Body belongs to God - Body is neutral - Help God preserve and protect the world Goodness of the world and the body - Creation is good - God allows people ...

RELG 2650 (FINAL)Exam Questions With Complete Solutions The Medicalization of Death 20th century trend toward dying in medical environment rather than at home; caused by increased technology and hope for cures Sachedina Islamic approaches to death: life and death are in God's hands, human ignorance denies the inevitability of death and tries to master it, death is a return to God through the promise of resurrection, so it should not be feared Griffiths Christian approaches to death:...

RELG 2650 (FINAL)Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Roe v. Wade (1973) -accords a woman certain reproductive legal rights -Abortion cannot be made illegal in any state -women have a right to decide for themselves in the first trimester, state laws restricting this overturned -based on protection of personal privacy Justice White's dissent -Constitutional basis for privacy/extension here is highly ambiguous -With no precedent, matter should be decided by the states through the ...

RELG 2650 (FINAL)Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Describe Asch's position on the acceptability of abortion and prenatal genetic diagnosis. Asch argues that women should have the option of abortion so that they can be equal to man and be able to avoid the situation as well. Outlawing abortion is a violation of women's autonomy (involuntary servitude) We shouldn't abort for gender or disability (unless the disability will result in a very short life span). Conscientious obj...

RELG 2650 Exam Questions With Complete Solutions Sources of moral reflection in Catholic bioethics Nature - human nature is fundamentally good, created by God Scripture - certain aspects of the relationship between God and humans can only be revealed through scripture; sometimes needs interpretation Tradition - tradition of theological reflection clarifies ambiguity in scripture Magisterium - teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church; clarifies disagreements in tradition and appli...