Religious Pluralism
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Religious Pluralism explores the coexistence and interaction of diverse religious traditions within societies, examining both historical and contemporary contexts. Students will analyze key philosophical, theological, and sociological approaches to pluralism, assessing how different faiths address questions of truth, tolerance, and dialogue. Through case studies and critical readings, the course encourages an understanding of the challenges and opportunities that arise from religious diversity, and considers frameworks for peaceful coexistence and mutual respect among different belief systems.
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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) An ______ is a holy picture. Answer: icon
Q2) 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
Q3) The newest type of cognitive use of scripture is in interfaith dialogue.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) ______ has 1,200 sacred texts.
Answer: Daoism
Q5) World religions typically venerate their scriptures.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q6) The Christian Bible is often still bound in ______. Answer: leather
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Chapter 2: Hinduism
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Q1) The Upanishads make a shift from Vedic world-affirming religion to a religion that many scholars consider world- ______.
Answer: negating
Q2) The ______ mark the start of a departure from Vedic ritualism. Answer: Aranyakas
Q3) Some of the Hindu scriptures have been in existence for
A) 1,000 years
B) 2,000 years
C) 3,000 years
D) 4,000 years
Answer: C
Q4) Hindus wash away the negative effects of what in the Ganges?
A) Karma
B) Dogma
C) Disease
D) Rebirth
Answer: A
Q5) All Hindus have reverence for the threefold ______. Answer: Veda
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Chapter 3: Buddhism
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Q1) An Arhat is a ______ One. Answer: Worthy
Q2) ______ wrote the Acts of the Buddha.
Answer: Ashvaghosha
Q3) The Mahayana canon is often called the Chinese canon.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) ______ is the quiet place. Answer: Nirvana
Q5) The fourth Noble Truth points to the Noble______ Path. Answer: Eightfold
Q6) For whom are special regulations outlined in the Sutta-vibhanga?
A) Monks
B) Nuns
C) Tibetans
D) Non-Buddhists
Answer: B
Q7) For Buddhists,there are ______ Noble Truths. Answer: Four
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Chapter 4: Jainism
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Q1) What role-or roles-do women play in Jainism? Explain your answer,taking care to distinguish between different lines of Jain thought on this issue.
Q2) 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
Q3) Jains believe that Mahavira was the last Ford-maker.
A)True
B)False
Q4) There are Five Great ______.
Q5) Jina means "conqueror"
A)True
B)False
Q6) Sky-clothed monks are
A) Study monks
B) Meditation monks
C) Naked monks
D) Married monks
Q7) For Jains,souls are an infinite number of ______.
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Chapter 5: Sikhism
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Q1) Guru ______ rejected Hindu ritual practices.
Q2) How many Sikhs are there around the world?
A) Around 6 million
B) Around 19 million
C) Around 23 million
D) Around 35 million
Q3) The main language of the Adi Granth is Hindi.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The anthology of the most important passages from the Adi Granth is called a
A) Dharma
B) Sutra
C) Chaur
D) Gutka
Q5) The numbered use of the term Mahala identifies
A) Sikh martyrs
B) Sikh authors
C) Sikh enemies
D) Sikh books
Q6) Explain in your own words what "remembering God" means for Sikhs.
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Chapter 6: Confucianism
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Q1) In the Five Classics Spring and Autumn refer to
A) Spring and Autumn
B) Winter and Summer
C) The whole year
D) No particular period of time
Q2) The Confucian book that treats the topic of good government fully is the ________.
Q3) What might be some of the reasons for the continuing wide appeal of the Yi Jing today?
Q4) What was the earliest book form in China?
A) Bamboo slips tied together
B) Palm leaves tied together
C) Braided cornstocks
D) Bark in bunches
Q5) Confucius thought that learning should be restricted to the elite.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Confucianism is a system of religion only.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Daoism
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Q1) Daoists have used alchemy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Daoism holds that the descendants of those who were evil could be punished for their ancestor's sins.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The social ethic of ______ is concerned with government.
Q4) Those who wish for long life must avoid ______ of the Dao.
Q5) What items are good for banishing hateful ghosts from a household?
A) Charms shaped like the yin-yang
B) Cooking pots blessed by priests
C) Pictures of Laozi
D) Particular Daoist scriptures
Q6) "When the great Dao is abandoned,[emphasis on] benevolence and righteousness appear" is probably a criticism of:
A) Christianity
B) Islam
C) Buddhism
D) Confucianism
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Chapter 8: Shinto
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Q1) The Shinto scriptures are written in ______ style.
Q2) Because Yuryaku forgot about his pledge,the woman Akawi-ko became very ______.
Q3) Temmu ______ before the Kojiki was complete.
Q4) The Nihongi is
A) The Way of the Gods
B) The Chronicles of Japan
C) The Chronicles of Narnia
D) The Path of the Blessed
Q5) There were ______ gods in the beginning.
Q6) The reforms of 645 C.E.brought Shinto under stricter ______.
Q7) The ______ reforms occurred in 645 C.E.,bringing Shinto under closer government control.
Q8) The Emperor of Japan renounced his claim to
A) Immortality
B) Divinity
C) Rule
D) Perfection
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Q9) The Nihongi is the oldest book in Japan.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Zoroastrianism
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Q1) Which Zoroastrian scripture contains the purity rules?
A) Visparad
B) Yashts
C) Vendidad
D) Yasna
Q2) The Avesta books are used in
A) Worship and devotion
B) Worship and sacrifice
C) Sacrifice only
D) Devotion only
Q3) Who held that Judaism did not borrow significantly from Zoroastrianism?
A) Boyd
B) Barr
C) Babcock
D) Battacharra
Q4) A damned soul will meet a ______ who is hideous in appearance.
Q5) In Zoroastrian belief the soul sits ______ the body for three days after death.
Q6) The haoma is sacrificed in fire.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Judaism
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Q1) There are twenty-four books in the Jewish Bible.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Readers of scripture scrolls in the synagogues use a special ________.
Q3) In Deuteronomy,what did the Hebrew people receive?
A) The Law of God
B) Bread from Heaven
C) Manna
D) Apostles
Q4) Tefillin are ______ small wooden boxes tied onto the body with leather straps.
Q5) Judaism has a view,unique in the ancient world,that all people are:
A) Divided into many social classes
B) Deserving of wealth
C) One family
D) Headed for eternal destruction
Q6) In Judaism,priests were ordained in a ceremony involving sacrifice
A)True
B)False
Q7) Abraham was called by God to migrate to a new land chosen by ______.
Q8) In what ways is Judaism similar to Zoroastrianism?
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Chapter 11: Christianity
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Q1) "Testament" is a synonym for A) Speech
B) Book
C) Covenant
D) Convention
Q2) All Christians share the same 27 books of the New Testament.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If one member of the Church sins against another member,the offended member should never forgive the offender.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Jesus was conceived miraculously by
A) Joseph
B) The Holy Spirit
C) The Holy Dove
D) Mary Magdalene
Q5) Another term for the letters of the New Testament is "epistles."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Islam
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Q1) What is the status of Jesus in Islamic thought? How does this differ from that of Christianity?
Q2) The "farther Temple" (mosque)is in A) Mecca
B) Jerusalem
C) Indonesia
D) Istanbul
Q3) What is the status of women in Islam? How does this differ from their status within Judaism?
Q4) In what ways could Islam be considered an expansionist religion,and in what ways not?
Q5) Even the very poor are required to give a very small amount of monetary alms.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Muhammad had only one son who survived him.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Satan is an evil ______.
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Q8) "I divorce you" pronounced by the husband on three occasions leads to a/an ______ divorce.
Chapter 13: New Religious Movements
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Q1) Falun Gong is a form of qigong practice.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Divine Principle has gone through three English-language editions,some with extensive revisions of content.
A)True
B)False
Q3) "Fruitage" is the testimony-to-healing part of the scripture of
A) Christian Science
B) Mormonism
C) Falun Gong
D) Baha'i
Q4) Compared to other Latter-day Saints scriptures,on the whole,the Book of Mormon is:
A) More in favor of polygamy
B) Neutral to polygamy
C) More against polygamy
D) Completely in favor of monogamy
Q5) The Latter-day Saints officially disavowed ______ in 1890.
Q6) The Communist Party of China has labeled Falun Gong as an "evil ________."
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