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Philosophy of Religion explores critical questions surrounding religious belief, practice, and experience through the lens of philosophical inquiry. This course examines fundamental topics such as the existence and nature of God, arguments for and against theism, the problem of evil, faith and reason, religious language, the nature of religious experience, and the intersections between religion and ethics. Students engage with classical and contemporary texts, develop analytic skills, and consider diverse religious traditions and philosophical perspectives to deepen their understanding of the profound questions at the heart of religious thought.
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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) What term do Coburn and Folkert reject?
A) Canon
B) Gospel
C) Word
D) Scripture Answer: D
Q2) Dao means ______.
Answer: Way
Q3) The Musgrave Ritual is a scriptural rite.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The passing down of material by word of mouth only is known as
A) Scriptural tradition
B) Oral tradition
C) Judaic tradition
D) Mythic tradition
Answer: B
Q5) The _______ is wrapped in silk.
Answer: Qur'an
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Chapter 2: Hinduism
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Q1) Yoni is the human vagina,and a symbol of the _______ side of cosmic power.
Answer: female
Q2) All Hindus have reverence for the threefold ______.
Answer: Veda
Q3) The Upanishads are close in style to the ______.
Answer: Aranyakas
Q4) How many books are there in the Rig-Veda?
A) Two
B) Ten
C) One Hundred and twenty
D) One Thousand and twenty-eight
Answer: B
Q5) Hindu scripture is divided into
A) Two classes
B) Three classes
C) Four classes
D) Six classes
Answer: A
Q6) There are ______ principal Upanishads.
Answer: thirteen
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Chapter 3: Buddhism
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Q1) Buddhist monks must "rouse yourself by yourself" to move toward enlightenment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) What is the name of a famous Buddhist parable?
A) The Burning House
B) The Prodigal Buddha
C) The Fifth Passing Sight
D) The Happy Camper
Answer: A
Q3) Who was a leader in bringing Buddhism to Tibet?
A) Gopal
B) Milarepa
C) Gotama
D) Shiva
Answer: B
Q4) For Buddhists,there are ______ Noble Truths.
Answer: Four
Q5) Some Buddhists believe that their scriptures are the words of the _____________. Answer: Buddha
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Chapter 4: Jainism
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Q1) Which Jain text in the Shvetambara canon is considered lost?
A) Purvas
B) Cheda Sutra
C) Upanga Sutra
D) Mula Sutra
Q2) Jains believe that there are five types of conduct that destroy all ______.
Q3) Ahimsa means
A) Non-injury
B) Self-reliance
C) Tradition
D) Helping others
Q4) For Jains,souls are an infinite number of ______.
Q5) What is the scriptural basis for Jains' concern with honesty? In what way is this useful to the Jains,both spiritually and practically?
Q6) How do Jains reconcile their lauding of self-starvation with their focus on non-injury? Is this reconciliation persuasive to you? Explain your answer.
Q7) Only Jain monks can take vows.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sikhism
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Q1) Sikhs reject the Hindu sacred ______ tied on the body.
Q2) Brahma is a Hindu god.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Gobind Singh was the first Sikh guru.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Pandits are learned ______.
Q5) The home of Sikhism is in the
A) Punjab region
B) Ganges valley
C) City of Channai
D) City of Bombay
Q6) How,does the Adi Granth reject Hindu and Muslim practices by reinterpreting them for Sikhs? Give some examples.
Q7) Ragas are
A) Stories
B) Tunes
C) Litanies
D) Poems
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Chapter 6: Confucianism
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Q1) The good Confucian should keep to the middle between emotional and intellectual extremes.
A)True B)False
Q2) What is the relationship between morality and government,according to Confucius? Do you agree? Why,or why not?
Q3) In Taiwan,study of the Confucian books is required in schools.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What might be some of the reasons for the continuing wide appeal of the Yi Jing today?
Q5) The right of the emperor to rule is called the "mandate of _________."
Q6) What role does music play in Confucianism?
Q7) The Yi Jing is the Classic of ______.
Q8) The Analects is the most important book in the history of Confucianism. A)True B)False
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Q9) Love and respect for one's parents in known in English as __________.
Q10) The moral way to Heaven is through the ______.
Q11) The smallest possible payment for instruction is two bundles of dried ______.
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Chapter 7: Daoism
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Q1) "The Two" are yin and yang.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Daoist superior men tap into the superiority of the ______.
Q3) In what ways could Daoism be considered a feminist religion? In what ways could it not be?
Q4) What are the Daoists methods for prolonging life?
Q5) How many interacting parts or divisions does Daoism have?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
Q6) The social ethic of ______ is concerned with government.
Q7) Daoism is second only to what religion in its influence among Chinese people?
A) Hinduism
B) Sikhism
C) Buddhism
D) Confucianism
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Q8) Daoists holding fast to the Dao will have a long,happy ______.
Q9) Those who wish for long life must avoid ______ of the Dao.
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Chapter 8: Shinto
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Q1) Kami are gods or spirits.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Kojiki was finished in
A) 612 C.E.
B) 712 C.E.
C) 812 C.E.
D) 912 C.E.
Q3) There are no books with special standing in Shinto.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How does the Kojiki form,as it claims,"the basis of the county [of Japan],the grand foundation of the monarchy?"
Q5) Izanami is the "Female who ______."
Q6) There are two main kami.
A)True
B)False
Q7) The Nihongi is also known as the Nihonshoki.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Zoroastrianism
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Q1) What period(s)of Zarathustra's life is/are spoken of at the end of the "Hymn of Praise to Zarathustra?"
A) Birth and growth
B) Middle adulthood
C) Early adulthood
D) Old age
Q2) The Avesta books are used in
A) Worship and devotion
B) Worship and sacrifice
C) Sacrifice only
D) Devotion only
Q3) There are hymns to the Fravashis in Zoroastrian scripture.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Zoroastrian rites are often conducted in what language?
A) Zoroastrian
B) Persian
C) Hindu
D) Avestan
Q5) In Zoroastrian belief the soul sits ______ the body for three days after death.
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Chapter 10: Judaism
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Q1) Tefillin are ______ small wooden boxes tied onto the body with leather straps.
Q2) The Hebrew name of the book of Exodus means
A) Salvation
B) Escape
C) Names
D) Calling
Q3) Tefillin are called in English ______.
Q4) The third section of the Jewish Bible is known as
A) Prophecy
B) Writings
C) Texts
D) Creeds
Q5) Ezra is known as an enforcer of Torah observance in early Judaism.
A)True
B)False
Q6) In Deuteronomy,what did the Hebrew people receive?
A) The Law of God
B) Bread from Heaven
C) Manna
D) Apostles
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Chapter 11: Christianity
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Q1) Another term for the letters of the New Testament is "epistles."
A)True
B)False
Q2) What was the name of Mary's husband?
A) Jochabed
B) David
C) Simon
D) Joseph
Q3) The New Testament was completed about thirty years after Jesus' death.
A)True
B)False
Q4) John combats
A) False teachers
B) Romans
C) Paul
D) Judaism
Q5) What is the parable of the sower,and what is the point of it?
Q6) ______ are acts of divine power for salvation.
Q7) How did the early Church understand its relationship to Judaism?
Q8) The governor who sentenced Jesus to death was named Pontius
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Chapter 12: Islam
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Q1) Most Muslims believe that ______ did not die on the cross.
Q2) Muslims originally faced Medina during prayer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the role of pilgrimage within Islamic life? How does this compare to the Christian use of pilgrimage?
Q4) Satan is an evil ______.
Q5) "Masjid" means "mosque."
A)True
B)False
Q6) The main mosque in Mecca is sometimes called the "Sacred Temple."
A)True
B)False
Q7) Muslims believe that the angel Gabriel took Muhammad to Jerusalem.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Muhammad was married to Kadijah.
A)True
B)False
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Q9) Striving for the faith is,in Arabic,______.
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Chapter 13: New Religious Movements
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Q1) There are ______ apostles in the highest council of the Latter-day Saints Church.
Q2) The Divine Principle claims that,according to the Bible,the next Messiah must come from ______.
Q3) "Bab" means
A) prophet
B) gate
C) cave
D) enlightened one
Q4) Who founded the Unification Church?
A) The Bab
B) Li Hongzhi
C) Shoghi Effendi
D) Sun Myung Moon
Q5) The Bab wrote the first part of the scriptures of the
A) Falun Gong
B) Mormons
C) Baha'i
D) Zhuanistas
Q6) Baha'is direct their prayers (have a qiblih)toward ______ in Israel.
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