History of World Religions
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This course offers a comprehensive overview of the development, beliefs, practices, and cultural impact of major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and indigenous spiritual traditions. Through historical context and comparative analysis, students will explore the origins of religious traditions, their sacred texts, rituals, ethical systems, and the roles they play in shaping societies and influencing global events. Emphasis is placed on the diversity within religious traditions and their interactions across time and geographies, enabling students to develop critical perspectives on religions influence in historical and contemporary contexts.
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Anthology of World Scriptures 9th Edition by Robert E. Van Voorst
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Chapter 1: Scripture Among the Worlds Religions
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Q1) Which book has remained in print continually since 1939?
A) The Bible of the World
B) A World Religions Bible
C) Religions in Essence and Manifestation
D) Reader in Comparative Religions
Answer: A
Q2) The use of holy books to foresee the future is known as ______. Answer: bibliomancy
Q3) The Musgrave Ritual is a scriptural rite.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) _______ in Judaism and Christianity means "The Book."
Answer: Bible
Q5) The _______ is wrapped in silk.
Answer: Qur'an
Q6) There are three Abrahamic ______. Answer: monotheisms
Q7) Scripture is held to be able to keep away ______. Answer: evil
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Chapter 2: Hinduism
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Q1) The Ramayana contains the famous section called the Bhagavad-Gita.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Hindus wash away the negative effects of what in the Ganges?
A) Karma
B) Dogma
C) Disease
D) Rebirth
Answer: A
Q3) The Upanishads are close in style to the ______. Answer: Aranyakas
Q4) How many Vedas are there in the Shruti?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Six
D) Twelve
Answer: B
Q5) Hindus' use of scripture depends on their class and ______.
Answer: occupation
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Chapter 3: Buddhism
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Q1) Theravada Buddhism is characterized by the idea of self-redemption.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) For whom are special regulations outlined in the Sutta-vibhanga?
A) Monks
B) Nuns
C) Tibetans
D) Non-Buddhists
Answer: B
Q3) What is the name for a period of 430 million years?
A) An eon
B) A flux
C) A kalpa
D) A travesty
Answer: C
Q4) For Buddhists,there are ______ Noble Truths.
Answer: Four
Q5) After his enlightenment,the Buddha converted five Hindu ______.
Answer: ascetics
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Chapter 4: Jainism
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Q1) Mahavira reached nirvana under a ______ tree.
Q2) A Kshatirya is a:
A) Hindu
B) Sikh
C) Jain
D) Christian
Q3) For Jains,right knowledge is ______ - fold.
Q4) Which Jain text in the Shvetambara canon is considered lost?
A) Purvas
B) Cheda Sutra
C) Upanga Sutra
D) Mula Sutra
Q5) What does a "Great Vow" say about other peoples' possessions?
A) A monk must not steal
B) A monk must not accept gifts
C) A monk must not take anything not given
D) A monk can get things in any proper way
Q6) Jainism rejects the idea of the Self.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sikhism
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Q1) After Guru Nanak,who is the most important Guru to most Sikhs?
A) Tegh Bahadur
B) Anand
C) Arjan
D) Gobind Singh
Q2) Explain in your own words what "remembering God" means for Sikhs.
Q3) Sikhism argues for what as the chief basis of religion?
A) Ritual
B) Formalism
C) Moral Purity
D) Physical Purity
Q4) How,does the Adi Granth reject Hindu and Muslim practices by reinterpreting them for Sikhs? Give some examples.
Q5) The Dasam Granth taught that God can be described as a holy ______.
Q6) How many pages are in the Adi Granth?
A) 1,230
B) 1,430
C) 12,430
D) 12,120
Q7) Shiva and Indra are _______ gods.
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Chapter 6: Confucianism
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Q1) In Taiwan,study of the Confucian books is required in schools.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Confucian book that treats the topic of good government fully is the ________.
Q3) The good Confucian should keep to the middle between emotional and intellectual extremes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Mean is best translated as what in the context of Confucianism?
A) Evil
B) Golden
C) Moderation
D) Wicked
Q5) The Yi Jing is the Classic of ______.
Q6) Throughout the Analects Confucius is called the ______.
Q7) In what way is the Confucianism a socially conservative movement?
Q8) What is the relationship between morality and government,according to Confucius? Do you agree? Why,or why not?
Q9) Love and respect for one's parents in known in English as __________.
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Chapter 7: Daoism
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Q1) The Mongol dynasty established Daoism as a state religion.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Many texts of esoteric religious Daoism are written in a special,secret ______.
Q3) What is the origin and purpose of feng shui?
Q4) Daoists participated in the ______ Rebellion of 1898-1901.
Q5) Daoism has been especially revived in mainland China in
A) Beijing
B) Punjab
C) National shines
D) Local temples
Q6) Contemporary English translations of the Daode Jing are mostly identical.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Those who wish for long life must avoid ______ of the Dao.
Q8) Daoism holds that the descendants of those who were evil could be punished for their ancestor's sins.
A)True
B)False
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Q9) Feng shui originated in the practice of ___________.
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Chapter 8: Shinto
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Q1) The Passive Essence is ______.
Q2) The "Wedded Rocks" Shinto shrine celebrates marriage.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The Emperor of Japan is thought to be re-born as the sun-god.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How many main sources are there for the Kojiki?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 8
Q5) Onogoro is
A) A Japanese God
B) A Shinto Text
C) The wife of a Japanese God
D) A mythical island
Q6) There were ______ gods in the beginning.
Q7) The reforms of 645 C.E.brought Shinto under stricter ______.
Q8) The Two ______ were the ancestors of all things.
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Chapter 9: Zoroastrianism
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Q1) Fravashis are
A) Guardian Spirits
B) Evil Spirits
C) Benign gods
D) Priests
Q2) Who argued that Zoroastrianism was the first to teach the doctrines of individual judgment?
A) Boyd
B) Boyce
C) Boyle
D) Babcock
Q3) "Chinvat" in the expression "Chinvat Bridge" means ______.
Q4) Who argued that Zoroastrianism has had the most influence on human life compared with other faiths?
A) Boyd
B) Boyce
C) Boyle
D) Babcock
Q5) The Last ______ occurs at the end of time.
Q6) The third step of final judgment takes a damned soul to the hell of evil ______.
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Chapter 10: Judaism
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Q1) In Deuteronomy,what did the Hebrew people receive?
A) The Law of God
B) Bread from Heaven
C) Manna
D) Apostles
Q2) Ezra is known as an enforcer of Torah observance in early Judaism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Abraham lived in the city of ______.
Q4) God gave the law to Israel on Mount ______.
Q5) Isaiah's sin was purged away by ritual fasting.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The "Oral Torah" was finally written down in the Talmud,where it became authoritative for Judaism
A)True
B)False
Q7) Tefillin are ______ small wooden boxes tied onto the body with leather straps.
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Q8) Tefillin are bound to one's forehead and one's ______ arm.
Q9) Readers of scripture scrolls in the synagogues use a special ________.
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Chapter 11: Christianity
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Q1) The Gospel of John begins with the famous words,"In the beginning was the ______."
Q2) ______ are stories by Jesus that compare an experience in everyday life with some aspect of religious life.
Q3) Jesus was betrayed by ______.
Q4) What was the name of Mary's husband?
A) Jochabed
B) David
C) Simon
D) Joseph
Q5) Jesus had a ______ rather than a trial before the Roman governor.
Q6) The Protestant Reformation occurred in the sixteenth century.
A)True
B)False
Q7) "Gentiles" are
A) non-Jews
B) Muslims only
C) Christians only
D) Jewish priests
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Q8) What is the parable of the sower,and what is the point of it?
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Chapter 12: Islam
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Q1) Islam teaches there is no God
A) at all
B) but God
C) but Jesus
D) In the hearts of men
Q2) Satan is an evil ______.
Q3) The modern movement to let the original meaning of the Qur'an be understood has in recent times:
A) fared well
B) fared poorly
C) fared very well.
D) been taken up by most mosque leaders
Q4) Fatihah is
A) a Prophet
B) a priest
C) a ritual for pious Muslims
D) a chapter in the Qur'an
Q5) Paradise is the ideal Garden of ______.
Q6) The claim that Muhammad is God's prophet is part of the first ______ of Islam.
Q7) In pre-Islamic times,unwanted children were ______ alive.
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Chapter 13: New Religious Movements
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Q1) The believers in new religious movements regularly venerate their scriptures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mary Baker Eddy believed that ______ was superior to matter.
Q3) The Communist Party of China has labeled Falun Gong as an "evil ________."
Q4) Who wrote "Turning the Wheel of Law?"
A) The Bab
B) Li Hongzhi
C) Shoghi Effendi
D) Sun Myung Moon
Q5) The style of The Bab's writings is noticeably similar to the style of the Qur'an.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Latter-day Saints practice baptism by ______.
Q7) What reasons might be given for the creation of the universe?
Q8) The Baha'i faith encourages meditation.
A)True
B)False
Q9) ______ was Mormon's son.
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