Religion in Global Perspective
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Course Introduction
This course explores the role and influence of religion in a rapidly globalizing world. Students will examine the major world religions, their beliefs, practices, and institutions, while considering how global interconnectedness shapes religious traditions, identities, and interactions. Topics include religious pluralism, secularism, interfaith dialogue, global religious movements, and the impact of religion on issues such as conflict, migration, human rights, and social change. Through case studies and comparative analysis, the course encourages critical reflection on how religion both unites and divides societies in the context of contemporary global challenges.
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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) How many chapters in Religion in Essence and Manifestation deal with scripture?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Six Answer: A
Q2) Most scriptures originated in oral tradition.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Scriptures all have the same function.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) When was the last addition to the Latter-day Saint Church's canon?
A) The 1800s
B) The 2000s
C) The 1900s
D) In 2015
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Hinduism
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Q1) What is the primary revelation in Hindu scripture?
A) What is heard
B) What is seen
C) What is given
D) What is thought
Answer: A
Q2) The individual self or soul hidden at the center of every human is called the
A) Karma
B) Dogma
C) Brahman
D) Atman
Answer: D
Q3) How many Vedas are there?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
Answer: B
Q4) The ______ mark the start of a departure from Vedic ritualism.
Answer: Aranyakas
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Chapter 3: Buddhism
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Q1) The Mahayana canon is often called the Chinese canon.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) Buddhists believe in the Noble ______ Path. Answer: Eightfold
Q3) An Arhat is a ______ One.
Answer: Worthy
Q4) Buddhism has distinguished between study monks and A) Meditation monks
B) Active monks
C) Live monks
D) Evangelical monks
Answer: A
Q5) Theravada Buddhism is characterized by the idea of self-redemption. A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q6) ______ is the quiet place.
Answer: Nirvana
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Chapter 4: Jainism
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Q1) When does a Jain monk study the Mula Sutras?
A) At the end of his career
B) When he has done wrong
C) At the start of his career
D) When he needs purification
Q2) The first vow of Jain monks is that they will eat meat only on Fridays.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Agama means
A) Non-injury
B) Self-reliance
C) Tradition
D) Helping others
Q4) For Jains,right knowledge is ______ - fold.
Q5) When is the Kalpa Sutra read?
A) At Paryusana
B) At Purva
C) At Charn
D) At Ganit
Q6) For Jains,there are six kinds of ______.
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Chapter 5: Sikhism
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Q1) The anthology of the most important passages from the Adi Granth is called a
A) Dharma
B) Sutra
C) Chaur
D) Gutka
Q2) How many pages are in the Adi Granth?
A) 1,230
B) 1,430
C) 12,430
D) 12,120
Q3) Guru Nanak embraced the authority of the written word.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Golden Temple of Amritsar is in
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) Iraq
D) Germany
Q5) In Indian devotional poetry,the ______ name is mentioned often.
Q6) Sikhs hold that wine is ______.
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Chapter 6: Confucianism
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Q1) The Analects is the most important book in the history of Confucianism.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mengzi,along with Confucius,held that people are by nature morally ______.
Q3) Confucianism has no concept of the cosmic yin-yang.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Love and respect for one's parents in known in English as __________.
Q5) The moral way to Heaven is through the ______.
Q6) The Confucian canon is divided into how many parts?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Six
Q7) Yi Jing is pronounced
A) Sing
B) Jing
C) Chang
D) Hing
Q8) Confucianism teaches that there are five key _______.
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Chapter 7: Daoism
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Q1) If one should treat death and life equally,according to Daoist sages,why is immortality prized by Daoists?
Q2) Daoism is ease in the midst of difficulty,according to Daoism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to most Daoists,when was Daoism founded?
A) Sixth century B.C.E.
B) Seventh century B.C.E.
C) Eighth century B.C.E.
D) Ninth century B.C.E.
Q4) Daoists have used alchemy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the Daoist doctrine of reward and retribution?
Q6) Why is Daoism held not to have a strong moral character? How can this be reconciled with its approach to reward and retribution?
Q7) Zhuangzi (Wade-Giles spelling,Chuang-tzu)held that the Dao is found everywhere.
A)True
B)False
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Q8) What are the Daoists methods for prolonging life?
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Chapter 8: Shinto
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Q1) The Nihongi is also known as the Nihonshoki.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is meant by the traditional claim for the Emperor's divinity?
Q3) The Kojiki was finished in
A) 612 C.E.
B) 712 C.E.
C) 812 C.E.
D) 912 C.E.
Q4) The "Wedded Rocks" Shinto shrine celebrates marriage.
A)True
B)False
Q5) There are no books with special standing in Shinto.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The Kojiki was written by ______________.
Q7) How does the Kojiki form,as it claims,"the basis of the county [of Japan],the grand foundation of the monarchy?"
Q8) The Shinto scriptures are written in ______ style.
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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) How many blessings are there in the Yashts?
A) 6
B) 9
C) 12
D) 15
Q3) On what basis is a person judged after death,according to Zoroastrian tradition?
Q4) Zarathushtra is known in the West as
A) Zara
B) Zorro
C) Zoroaster
D) Zoraster
Q5) Three main characters converse with each other at the call of Zarathustra.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Judaism
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Q1) Tefillin are bound to one's forehead and one's ______ arm.
Q2) Judaism is founded on a belief in
A) Saints
B) A personal God
C) An impersonal God
D) Polytheistic gods
Q3) Judaism holds that all humans:
A) Are totally blessed
B) Are totally evil
C) Can fully realize the meaning of life
D) Cannot believe in God in the same way
Q4) Two-part books of the Jewish Bible,such as 1-2 Samuel,are counted as one book.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Song of Songs celebrates love between a man and a woman.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Baruch Spinoza was influential pre-emancipation Dutch Jewish
Q7) God gave the law to Israel on Mount ______.
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Chapter 11: Christianity
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Q1) What is the parable of the sower,and what is the point of it?
Q2) One way the Pauline letters are arranged is by length. A)True
B)False
Q3) Marcion made a Christian canon out of the Gospel of Mark and ten Pauline letters. A)True B)False
Q4) Protestant churches insist on the right of every Christian to read the Bible individually. A)True B)False
Q5) The official Roman Catholic view of the Pope refers to the role of Peter as disciple. A)True
B)False
Q6) The governor who sentenced Jesus to death was named Pontius ___________.
Q7) Paul probably died around 65 C.E. A)True B)False
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Chapter 12: Islam
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Q1) Alms in officially Islamic countries are more of a ______ than an offering.
Q2) In what ways could Islam be considered an expansionist religion,and in what ways not?
Q3) What school has had a controversy over women-only gym hours for Muslim women?
A) The University of Saudi Arabia
B) Oxford University
C) Harvard College
D) Dearborn College
Q4) The claim that Muhammad is God's prophet is part of the first ______ of Islam.
Q5) The hadith are chapters added to the Qur'an by some Muslims.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Hadith are
A) traditions about Muhammad
B) traditions about the first generations of Muslims
C) both a and b
D) neither a or b
Q7) The Sunni-Shi'a struggle began while Muhammad was still alive.
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A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: New Religious Movements
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Q1) The feast of Nowruz marks the ending of the Baha'i period of fasting.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ______ was Mormon's son.
Q3) Adam and Eve ________ to carry out God's plan,according to Sun Myung Moon.
Q4) According to the Book of Mormon,the ______ were destroyed by the Lamanites.
Q5) The Bab wrote the first part of the scriptures of the
A) Falun Gong
B) Mormons
C) Baha'i
D) Zhuanistas
Q6) Mary Baker Eddy's writing stresses the ______ aspects of God.
Q7) Baha'is direct their prayers (have a qiblih)toward ______ in Israel.
Q8) "Fruitage" is the testimony-to-healing part of the scripture of
A) Christian Science
B) Mormonism
C) Falun Gong
D) Baha'i
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Q9) The United Sates was viewed by Baha'i leaders as the world's best hope for international _________.
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