T2 Chapter 1 Vocabulary

1. formal worship practice, often based on the reenactment of a myth
3. position that is unconcerned with the supernatural, not asserting or denying the existence of any deity
5. (study of God, God’s attributes and God’s relation to the universe) nature of God
8. (study of the evidences of design or purpose in nature) goal or purpose of a religion
12. the transmission of the divine will or knowledge to human beings, typically through myths or some form of religious experience
15. a category of religious experiences characterized by communing or uniting with the ultimate reality through inward contemplation
18. the belief that the divine exists in everything
19. (origin of human knowledge) the way you get knowledge; holy books
20. (doctrine of salvation) the way people/creation are saved
21. the belief in only one god
23. the capacity for seeing things from another person's perspective
24. describes a religion that allows for belief in divine or subdivine beings without the belief in an essentially relevant god

2. (study of humanity, its origins and cultures) nature of man
4. a story often recorded in holy texts that tends to answer questions of origins and serves as a source of sacred truth
5. “climbing beyond;” beyond time and space.
6. (study of church doctrine) the way things are organized/ordered
7. “not known;” a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven
9. overcoming of the normal limitations imposed by the human condition, whether temporarily or abidingly
10. experience of the divine or holy presence sometimes involving intellectual belief and sometimes emphasizing personal trust
11. existing and operating within nature
13. dimension of religion that deals with how we are to act while living in the world
14. the belief in many gods
16. the understanding of the nature of the universe
17. “not God;” position asserting there is no God or gods
22. (doctrine of end times, death, judgement, and future state) way things will end/the future